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Uncertain Cash - Xiangfu Yuanbao
| Issuer | Empire of China |
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| Year | 1008-1016 |
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| Shape | Round with a square hole |
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| Obverse script | Chinese (traditional, regular script) |
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| Reverse description | Plain uniface reverse featuring a central square perforation (穿) surrounded by a raised inner rim and a matching raised outer rim. The broad flat field between the two rims is entirely blank and devoid of any inscription, symbol, or mint mark, consistent with standard Northern Song cash coinage practice. The surface shows typical casting texture with areas of mineral encrustation consistent with age. |
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| Mint | Baoquan Mint (宝泉监), Ezhou, modern-day Wuchang District, Hubei, China (997-?; 1074-1102; 1170-1179) Fengguo Mint (丰国监), Jianzhou, modern-day Jian'ou, Fujian, China (?-1175) Guangning Mint (广宁监), Jiangzhou, modern-day Jiujiang, Jiangxi, China (999-?; 1170-?) Shizhou Mint (石州钱监), modern-day Lishi District, Shanxi, China (1001) Taiyuan-fu, modern-day Taiyuan, Shanxi, China (979-1039) Yongfeng Mint (永丰监), Chizhou, modern-day Guichi District, Anhui, China (996) Yongping Mint (永平监), Raozhou, modern-day Boyang, Jiangxi, China (circa 977-1157) |
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