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English: There is a copper-alloy cash coin presumably made following the collapse of the Tang dynasty with the inscription Kaiyuan Zhongbao (開元重寶), the exact origins of this Kaiyuan Zhongbao are unknown being possibly an amulet or a later made Japanese copy.[1] One such Kaiyuan Zhongbao sold in 2011 at the China Guardian Auctions for about $925.[1] The Kaiyuan Zhongbao is a relatively well-made copper-alloy cash coin with its inscription written in largely uniform character which only slightly differ in size.[1] It is 33 mm in diameter as opposed to the 24 mm of the original Kaiyuan Tongbao, this is likely because at the time "Zhongbao" (重寶) cash coins were valued at 10 wén as opposed to "Tongbao" (通寶) cash coins which were only valued at 1 wén.[1]
  1. a b c d Unusual Variations of the ‘Kai Yuan Tong Bao’ Coin. (in en). Gary Ashkenazy / גארי אשכנזי (Primaltrek – a journey through Chinese culture) (8 January 2021). Retrieved on 5 July 2023.
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There is a copper-alloy cash coin presumably made following the collapse of the Tang dynasty with the inscription Kaiyuan Zhongbao (開元重寶), the exact origins of this Kaiyuan Zhongbao are unknown.

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current16:26, 5 July 2023Thumbnail for version as of 16:26, 5 July 2023458 × 250 (52 KB)Donald TrungUploaded a work by A local government during the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms period of Chinese history. from * [https://primaltrek.com/blog/2021/01/08/unusual-variations-of-the-kai-yuan-tong-bao-coin/ Unusual Variations of the ‘Kai Yuan Tong Bao’ Coin. - by GARY ASHKENAZY on JANUARY 8, 2021. - With the minting of the kai yuan tong bao (開元通寶) coin beginning in 621 AD during the reign of Emperor Gaozu (唐高祖) of the Tang dynasty (唐朝), almost 700 years of the continuous casting of the wu zhu (...
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