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1 Cash - Chongzhen Tongbao, northern type, Bing
| Issuer | Ministry of War Mint (兵部局), Ming Dynasty |
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| Year | 1630-1644 |
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| Value | 1 Cash |
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| Obverse description | Cast round coin with a central square hole, characteristic of Chinese cash coinage. Four Chinese characters in regular script (楷書) arranged in cruciform order reading top, bottom, right, left around the central perforation: 崇 (top), 禎 (bottom), 通 (right), 寶 (left), forming the reign title and currency designation 崇禎通寶. The characters are set within a plain inner rim and an outer raised border, with flat fields showing the typical surface texture of a cast bronze coin. |
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| Reverse lettering | 兵 (Translation: Bing — Ministry of War mint) |
| Edge | Plain |
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