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1 Cash - Kangxi Tongbao, Gi / Ji
| Issuer | Empire of China |
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| Year | 1667-1670 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Obverse description | Cast brass cash coin with a central square hole, bearing four Chinese characters in regular script (kaishu) arranged in cruciform fashion around the perforation. The reign title reads top-to-bottom, right-to-left: 康 (Kāng, top), 熙 (Xī, bottom), 通 (Tōng, right), 寶 (Bǎo, left), forming the legend 'Kangxi Tongbao' (Kangxi Universal Currency). The raised characters stand within a plain inner rim, itself enclosed by a broader outer rim, all typical of Qing dynasty cast coinage. The field between the legend strokes is flat and unornamented. |
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| Obverse lettering | 康熙通寶 (Translation: Kang Xi Tong Bao — Kangxi (Emperor) / Universal currency) |
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| Reverse script | Chinese (traditional, regular script), Manchu |
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