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Fractional cash - Yanyou Yuanbao, temple coin
| Issuer | Empire of China |
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| Year | 1314-1320 |
| Type | Emergency coin |
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| Obverse script | Chinese (traditional, regular script) |
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| Mintage | ND (1314-1320) - Regular size (around 22 mm) - ND (1314-1320) - Small size (around 16 mm) - ND (1314-1320) - Very small size (around 12 mm) - |
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Yanyou was the reign period of Ayurbarwada, the fourth Mongol emperor of the Yuan dynasty, a ruler remembered more for his Confucian scholarship than his monetary policy. These small bronzes were not struck for circulation — they were cast as temple offerings or amulet coins, distributed in religious settings rather than commerce. The fractional denomination is nominal at best; the piece functioned as a devotional object.
Hartill 19.52 is among the scarcer Yuan temple cash types, with correspondingly low survival in collectible condition.