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Name or Denominations
1 Cash
Issuer
Empire of China
Ruler
Southern Song dynasty › Xiaozong (宋孝宗) (1162-1189)
Year of Minting
1174-1179
Currency
Cash (621-1912)
Shape
Round with a square hole
Rarity
Ultra rare
Weight
3.22 g
Diameter
24 mm
Thickness
NA
Material
Bronze
Shape
Round with a square hole
Edge Type
Plain
Technique
Cast
Front design
Four Chinese ideograms read clockwise (in Seal script).
Back design
NA
Year of Minting
1174-1179
Emperor
Southern Song dynasty › Xiaozong (宋孝宗) (1162-1189)
Mint location
NA
Mint mark
NA
Orientation
Medal alignment ↑↑
Inscriptions
Obverse: 淳 寶 熙 元
Context
In 1180, numbers were added to the reverses to indicate the year of issue (which was said to reduce the amount of illegal casting). Presumably, coins without years were cast before the numbers were added.
Rarity
Ultra rare
Coin type
Standard circulation
In circulation
No
Demonetized
Yes
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