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2 Cash - Xining (Regular script)
Country: China - Empire
(China)
Denomination: 2 Cash
(0.002)
Year: (1071-1077)
Material: Cast Bronze
Weight: 6.2 g
Shape: Round with a square hole
Diameter:
Type: Common coin
Catalog list: china empirechina
Description:
Obverse
Chinese ideograms in regular script
- Top to right:
熙寧 = Xining, 1st era of Shenzong (1068-1077), the 6th emperor of the Song Dynasty from 1067 to 1085.
- Bottom to right:
重寶 = Zhong bao, means heavy currency
In 1071, the Xining zhong bao 10 cash coin was issued to meet military expenses. Later, illicit minting forced it to be devalued to 3 cash, and then in 1073 to 2 cash. It is hard to distinguish between 10, 3, and 2 cash coins.
Reverse
Plain
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