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1 Cash - Chongzhen Tongbao, southern type, with dot
| Issuer | Ministry of Revenue / Ministry of Public Works, Ming Dynasty |
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| Year | 1630-1644 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Obverse description | Cast brass cash coin bearing the four-character reign title legend 崇禎通寶 (Chongzhen Tongbao) in kaishu (regular script), arranged in the traditional cross-reading order: top (崇), bottom (寶), right (禎), left (通). The characters are rendered in bold, well-formed strokes and surround a central square perforation. The coin is framed by an inner square rim and an outer circular rim, both clearly defined, with a plain, unadorned field between the characters and the rims. |
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| Obverse script | Chinese (traditional, regular script) |
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| Reverse description | The reverse is otherwise plain, featuring a central square perforation enclosed by a raised inner square rim and a raised outer circular rim. A small raised dot is present in the field above the square hole, serving as a mint or workshop mark identifying this as the southern type. The remainder of the field is smooth and uninscribed. |
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