One (1) ta sung yuan pao coin, Emperor Li Tsung (Southern Sung Dynasty)
China, 1225 - 1228
Obverse Image: Orthodox script read top, right, bottom, left.
Obverse Text: Romanization: TA / SUNG / YUAN / PAO (Translation: Original coin of the Ta Sung period.)
Reverse Image: San character for third year of the period below the hole.
Reverse Text: Romanization: SAN (Transition: third)
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