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Uncertain Cash - Xianping Yuanbao, medium size
| Issuer | Empire of China |
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| Year | 998-1003 |
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| Currency | Cash (621-1912) |
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| Obverse description | Cast bronze cash coin featuring four Chinese characters in Regular script (Kaishu), arranged symmetrically around a central square perforation and read clockwise from the top: 咸平元寶 (Xianping Yuanbao). The characters are rendered in raised relief within a plain inner rim, with a broad flat field separating the inner and outer raised rims. The casting exhibits the characteristic style of Northern Song imperial cash coinage, with boldly cut strokes and a well-defined square central hole. |
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| Obverse script | Chinese (traditional, regular script) |
| Obverse lettering | 咸 寶 平 元 (Translation: Xian Ping Yuan Bao Xianping (1st era of Zhenzong, 998-1003) / Original currency) |
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