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| Location | People`s Republic of China |
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| Composition | Bronze |
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| Obverse description | The obverse features four large Chinese characters in relief arranged around a central square hole, reading 乾隆通寶 in the traditional top-bottom-right-left order. The field is covered with a uniform granular stippled or dimpled texture throughout, and the whole design is enclosed within a plain raised rim. |
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| Obverse lettering | 乾隆通寶 (Translation: Qian Long Tong Bao) |
| Reverse description | The reverse displays two sinuous dragons in high relief encircling the central square hole, their scaled bodies and clawed feet rendered in fine detail. Above the hole, the two dragon heads face each other with a flaming pearl or sun disc device positioned between them. The plain raised rim frames the composition. |
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