File:Da An Bao Qian (大安寶錢) Tangut inscription - Pengyang County (彭阳县).jpg

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The inscription (Chinese translation) reads da an bao qian (大安宝钱) and the coin was cast during the years 1075-1085 of the reign (1068-1086) of Emperor Hui Zong (惠宗, 李秉常).

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English: The inscription is written in Tangut (xi xia wen 西夏文) which was the script used by the Tangut people who ruled during the Western Xia. The inscription of this cash coin appears to be the “slanted character” variety (斜字版). This bronze (copper-alloy) cash coin has a blank reverse side and a diameter of 2.4 cm.
Date 1075-1085
Source http://www.pengyang.gov.cn/Item/32263.aspx (May 11, 2015).
Author The Imperial Chinese government.

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