1 Cash Kaiyuan Tongbao; Fu

1 Cash (Kaiyuan Tongbao; Fu) - obverse1 Cash (Kaiyuan Tongbao; Fu) - reverse

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Features

Issuer Min Kingdom (Ten Kingdoms)
Emperor Wang Shenzhi (909-925)
Type Standard circulation coin
Year 916
Value 1 Cash
Currency Cash (916-945)
Composition Lead
Weight 3.93 g
Diameter 23 mm
Thickness 1.4 mm
Shape Round with a square hole
Technique Cast
Orientation Medal alignment ↑↑
Demonetized Yes
Number
N#
248657
References Hartill# 15.53
David Hartill; 2017. Cast Chinese Coins (2nd edition). New Generation Publishing, London, United Kingdom.

Obverse

Four Chinese ideograms read top to bottom, right to left.

Script: Chinese (traditional, clerical script)

Lettering:
 開
寶 通
 元

Translation:
Kai Yuan Tong Bao
Inaugural currency

Reverse

One Chinese ideogram above.

Script: Chinese (traditional, regular script)

Lettering:

Translation:
Fu
Fuzhou (region)

Edge

Smooth.

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Date VG F VF XF AU UNC
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