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| Location | People`s Republic of China |
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| Weight | 3 g |
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| Obverse description | Four Chinese characters arranged in cruciform reading clockwise from top around a central square hole: 順治通寶 (Shun Zhi Tong Bao), the reign title and denomination of the Qing Emperor Shunzhi. The legend is rendered in bold relief against a flat field, typical of cast cash coin design. |
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| Obverse script | Chinese |
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| Reverse description | A sinuous dragon in high relief occupies the right side of the field, its head at top right facing left toward a flaming pearl above the central square hole, with scaled body coiling downward. A phoenix or second dragon's tail and wing feathers are visible on the left side, together representing a classic Chinese dual-dragon chasing the pearl motif surrounding the square central aperture. |
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