One (1) ta ting t'ung pao coin, Emperor Shih Tsung (Chin (Nu-Chen) Tartars Dynasty)
China, 1190
Obverse Image: Orthodox script read top, bottom, right, left.
Obverse Text: Romanization: TA / TING / T'UNG / PAO (Translation: Currency of the Ta Ting period.)
Reverse Image: Orthodox character above the hole.
Reverse Text: Romanization: YU (Translation: One of the cyclical characters showing the year of coinage to have been 1190)
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