1 Cash - Taichang Tongbao, with crescent

€222,264.00
IssuerEmpire of China
Year1620
TypeStandard circulation coins
Value1 Cash
CurrencyCash (621-1912)
CompositionBrass
Weight
Dimensions24 mm
Thickness
Shape and TechniqueRound with a square hole
Cast
OrientationMedal alignment ↑↑
Engraver(s)
In circulation to
Reference(s) Hartill#20.173
Obverse descriptionFour Chinese ideograms read top to bottom, right to left.
Obverse scriptChinese (traditional, regular script)
Obverse lettering 泰 寶 通  昌
(Translation: Tai Chang Tong Bao Taichang (Emporer) / Universal currency)
Reverse descriptionCrescent at various locations.
Reverse script
Reverse lettering
EdgeSmooth.
MintFujian Provincial Mint,China
Henan Provincial Mint,China
Huguang Provincial Mint,modern-day Hubei-Hunan, China
Jiangning (Nanjing) Mint,modern-day Nanjing, Jiangsu, China (circa 1361-1670)
Jiangxi Provincial Mint,China
Ministry of Public Works Mint, New
Branch (工部局), Nanjing, China (1599-1644)
Ministry of Public Works Mint(工部局), Beijing, China (1361-1726)
Ministry of Public Works Mint(工部局), Nanjing, China (1361-1726)
Ministry of Revenue Mint (戶部局),Nanjing, China (1599-1644)
Shaanxi Provincial Mint,China
Shandong Provincial Mint,China
Shanxi Provincial Mint,China
Yunnan Provincial Mint,China
MintageND (1620)  - Hartill#20.173: Crescent above -
ND (1620)  - Hartill#20.174: Crescent to the right -
Catalog ID7113996790
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