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1 Cash - Shunzhi Tongbao
| Issuer | Board of Works (工部) / Board of Revenue (戶部), Qing Dynasty |
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| Year | 1644-1646 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Obverse description | The obverse presents four Chinese characters in regular script (kaishu), arranged in cruciform fashion around a central square perforation, read in the traditional manner: top, bottom, right, left — rendering the reign title and denomination 順治通寶 (Shunzhi Tongbao). Each character is contained within one quadrant of the coin's inner field, separated by plain raised rims bordering the square hole. The legends are cast in relief against a flat field, enclosed by a raised inner rim surrounding the square hole and an outer raised rim defining the coin's edge. The casting is typical of early Shunzhi-period workmanship, with the characters exhibiting the characteristic stroke variations documented across the multiple mint varieties of this issue. |
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| Reverse description | The reverse is entirely plain (uniface), featuring only the raised inner rim surrounding the central square perforation and the raised outer rim at the coin's periphery. The flat field between the two rims bears no inscription, mint mark, or decorative device of any kind, consistent with the earliest phase of Shunzhi-period cash coinage prior to the introduction of reverse mint designations. |
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| Mintage | ND (1644) - Hartill#22.10: Zhi written with two strokes - ND (1644-1645) - Hartill#22.11: Triangle head Tong; Tong with one dot - ND (1644-1645) - Hartill#22.16: Triangle head Tong; Tong with two dots - ND (1645-1646) - Hartill#22.17: Square head Tong; Tong with one dot - ND (1645-1646) - Hartill#22.18: Square head Tong; Tong with two dots - |
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