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1 Cash - Chongzhen Tongbao, northern type
| Issuer | Empire of China |
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| Year | 1630-1644 |
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| Composition | Brass |
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| Obverse description | The obverse bears the four-character reign title legend 崇禎通寶 (Chongzhen Tongbao) cast in regular script (kaishu), disposed in the traditional cross-reading arrangement: the first character (崇) at the top, the second (禎) at the right, the third (通) at the left, and the fourth (寶) at the bottom, each flanking the central square perforation. The characters are boldly rendered in relief against a flat field, separated by the four quadrants defined by the square hole. The rim is raised and slightly irregular, consistent with sand-cast production, and the overall fabric shows characteristic Ming dynasty casting style. |
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| Edge | Plain |
| Mint | Chaojing Mint, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China (circa 1628-1644) Chongqing-fu Mint, modern-day Chongqing, China (circa 1628-1644) Guangdong Provincial Mint, China Guizhou Provincial Mint, China Jiazhou Mint, modern-day Leshan, Sichuan, China (circa 1628-1644) Luzhou Mint, Sichuan, China (circa 1628-1644) Ministry of Public Works Mint (工部局), Beijing, China (1361-1726) Ministry of Revenue Mint (戶部局), Beijing, China (1622-1727) Miyun Garrison Mint, modern-day Miyun District, Beijing, China (1625-1648) New Ministry of Revenue Mint (戶部局), Beijing, China (1630-1645) Taiping Mint, Gansu, China Xuanfu Garrison Mint, modern-day District de Xuanhua, Hebei, China (circa 1625-1644) Yansui (Yulin) Garrison Mint, Yulin, Shaanxi, China (circa 1628-1648) Yingtian Mint, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China (circa 1628-1644) |
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