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5 Cash - Dazhong Tongbao, Bei Ping
| Issuer | Great Zhong State |
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| Year | 1361-1368 |
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| Value | 5 Cash |
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| Obverse description | Four Chinese characters in regular script (kaishu) arranged in cruciform reading order around a central square perforation: top to bottom and right to left, reading 大中通寶 (Da Zhong Tong Bao). The characters are boldly cast in raised relief within a plain inner rim, with a raised outer rim enclosing the field. The coin exhibits a green patina consistent with aged bronze, with areas of encrustation across the surface. |
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| Reverse description | Two Chinese characters in regular script (kaishu) cast in raised relief above the central square perforation, reading 北平 (Bei Ping), denoting the Beiping mint. The remainder of the reverse field is plain, bounded by a raised inner rim surrounding the square hole and a raised outer rim. The surface displays a mottled green and brown patina with areas of verdigris. |
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| Edge | Plain |
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