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5000 Cash - Wang Mang First reform
| Issuer | China (ancient) |
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| Year | 7-9 |
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| Orientation | Medal alignment ↑↑ |
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| Obverse description | Knife-shaped cast bronze coin comprising a circular ring-head with a square central perforation, joined to an elongated flat blade tapering slightly toward the foot. Two seal-script ideograms, '一刀' (Yi Dao, meaning 'one knife'), are inlaid in gold within the ring-head, while the remaining three characters, '平五千' (Ping Wu Qian, meaning 'worth five thousand'), are rendered in gold inlay along the upper face of the blade. The gold inlay contrasts strikingly against the dark bronze field, emphasizing the denomination and the authority of Wang Mang's monetary reform. |
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| Obverse script | Chinese (traditional, seal script) |
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| Reverse description | Reverse is completely plain and uninscribed, presenting a smooth, featureless bronze surface with no decorative elements, legends, or symbols — a uniface design consistent with cast knife coinage of the Wang Mang period. |
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