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1 Cash - Chongzhen Tongbao, northern type, Gui
| Issuer | Board of Revenue Mint / Guizhou Provincial Mint, Ming Dynasty |
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| Year | 1630-1644 |
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| Currency | Cash (621-1912) |
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| Obverse script | Chinese (traditional, regular script) |
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| Reverse description | Central square hole with a raised inner rim, above which appears a single boldly cast Chinese character 貴 (Gui) in kaishu (regular script), identifying the Guizhou provincial mint. The remaining three quadrants of the field are plain and unadorned, enclosed by a flat outer rim. The casting is typical of late Ming provincial mint production, with the mint mark rendered in raised relief. |
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| Reverse lettering | 貴 (Translation: Gui — Guizhou (mint)) |
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