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Charm Token - Zhouyuan Tongbao
| Location | People`s Republic of China |
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| Year | 951 |
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| Period | Five Dynasties period |
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| Obverse description | The obverse displays four Chinese characters arranged in cruciform fashion around a central square hole, reading Zhou Yuan Tong Bao (周元通寶), the legend of the Later Zhou dynasty cash coin type. The characters are rendered in regular script (kaishu) in bold raised relief, with a plain raised rim encircling the field. |
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| Obverse script | Chinese |
| Obverse lettering | 周 寶 通 元 (Translation: zhou yuan (周元) tong bao (通寶)) |
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