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1 Cash - Kangxi Tongbao, Yūn / Yun
| Issuer | Board of Revenue and Board of Works Mints, Qing Dynasty |
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| Year | 1667-1689 |
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| Currency | Cash (621-1912) |
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| Obverse description | Cast brass cash coin of round form with a central square perforation, struck in the traditional Chinese style. The obverse bears four Chinese characters in regular script (kaishu) arranged symmetrically around the central square hole, reading clockwise from top: 康 (Kāng), 熙 (Xī), 寶 (Bǎo), 通 (Tōng), forming the reign title legend 'Kangxi Tongbao' (Coinage of the Kangxi Emperor). The characters are rendered in raised relief against a flat field, framed by a plain inner rim surrounding the square perforation and a raised outer rim. The casting shows the characteristic broad, flat flan typical of Yunnan provincial issues of the Qing Dynasty. |
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| Reverse script | Chinese (traditional, regular script), Manchu |
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The Yún mint designation (雲) indicates production in Yunnan province, a region the Qing court spent considerable military and administrative energy consolidating after the suppression of the Three Feudatories revolt — a war that ended in 1681 and directly stabilized southern mint operations. Kangxi-era provincial cash from Yunnan is notably variable in alloy quality, reflecting the disruption to copper supply routes through Guizhou during the conflict years.