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Zhong Wai Tong Bao
| Location | Empire of China |
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| Orientation | Medal alignment ↑↑ |
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| Obverse description | The obverse features Chinese characters arranged in a cruciform pattern within a central beaded circle, reading 銀平壹兩 (one tael of silver, standard weight) in the center. The outer field displays the legend 中外通寶 (Zhong Wai Tong Bao) with characters positioned at the cardinal points between the inner circle and the milled border. The overall design replicates the style of a traditional Chinese cash-style coin with a round outer border. |
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| Obverse lettering | 中外通寶 關銀平壹兩 |
| Reverse description | The reverse depicts two sinuous dragons in high relief flanking a central Taoist bagua (eight trigrams) symbol, with the yin-yang (taijitu) motif at its center surrounded by the eight trigram configurations. The dragons face each other across the field, their bodies coiling around the outer portion of the design, all enclosed within a milled border. |
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