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Fractional cash - Zhihe Yuanbao, temple coin
| Issuer | Empire of China |
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| Year | 1328 |
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| Currency | Cash (621-1912) |
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| Obverse description | Central square hole surrounded by a plain raised rim on both inner and outer edges. Four Chinese ideograms in regular script (kaishu) arranged in the traditional reading order — top, bottom, right, left — occupying the four quadrants around the central perforation. The characters are cast in moderate relief against a flat, unadorned field, typical of Yuan dynasty fractional cash coinage. |
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| Reverse description | Completely plain and uninscribed reverse with a central square perforation, encircled by a smooth, undecorated field and a plain raised outer rim. The uniface design is characteristic of small fractional cast coins of the Yuan dynasty, with no decorative or epigraphic elements present. |
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| Edge | Plain |
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