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Fractional cash - Zhizheng Tongbao, temple coin
| Issuer | Empire of China |
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| Year | 1341-1368 |
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| Weight | 1.46 g |
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| Obverse description | Cast bronze cash coin of small module featuring four Chinese characters in regular script (kaishu), arranged in cruciform reading order: top to bottom, right to left, reading 至正通寶 (Zhizheng Tongbao). The characters are bold and well-formed, occupying the four quadrants around a central square hole. The rim is slightly raised and the field is plain, with no additional decorative elements. |
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| Obverse lettering | 至正通寶 (Translation: Zhi Zheng Tong Bao — Zhizheng era of Toghon Temür, 1341-1368 / Universal currency) |
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| Edge | Plain |
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