Four Chinese ideograms read top to bottom, right to left.
Obverse script
Chinese (traditional, regular
script)
Obverse lettering
天
寳 通
命 (Translation: Tian Ming Tong Bao Tianming (era of Nurhaci, 1616-1625) / Universal currency)
Reverse description
Blank (uniface).
Reverse script
Reverse lettering
Edge
Smooth.
Mint
Mintage
ND
(1616-1625) - Hartill#22.4: Heavy type (over 5 grams); Tong with one dot - ND
(1616-1625) - Hartill#22.5: Heavy type (over 5 grams); Tong with two dots - ND
(1616-1625) - Hartill#22.6: Light type (under 5 grams); Tong with one dot -