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| Location | Canada |
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| Composition | Brass |
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| Obverse description | Four Chinese characters arranged in cruciform around a central square hole, reading clockwise from top: 文, 通, 寶, 華. The field features a granulated dot texture throughout, framed by a plain raised border. |
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| Obverse lettering | 文華通寶 (Translation: Mandarin Tongbao) |
| Reverse description | Two facing Chinese dragons in high relief flank a central square hole, their bodies curling symmetrically around it. A flaming pearl is depicted above the hole between the dragons' heads. The design fills the field entirely, framed by a plain raised border. |
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