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Uncertain Cash - Xiangfu Yuanbao
| Issuer | Empire of China |
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| Year | 1008-1016 |
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| Composition | Bronze |
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| Obverse description | Central square perforation (穿) surrounded by a plain raised inner rim, with four Chinese ideograms arranged in cruciform reading order around the hole. The four-character reign title inscription 祥符元寶 (Xiangfu Yuanbao) is rendered in Regular script (楷書), with one character positioned at each cardinal point. A plain raised outer rim borders the coin's circumference. The casting is typical of Northern Song dynasty state mint production, with moderate relief and a flat, unadorned field. |
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| Obverse script | Chinese (traditional, regular script) |
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| Mintage | ND (1008-1016) |
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