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1 Cash - Shunzhi Tongbao, Chinese reverse, Gong
| Issuer | Board of Works Mint (工部局), Qing Dynasty |
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| Year | 1645-1653 |
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| Diameter | 26 mm |
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| Obverse description | Cast brass cash coin centred on a square perforation, surrounded by a raised inner rim and a broad flat outer rim. Four Chinese characters in regular script (kaishu) are disposed in the four quadrants reading top, right, bottom, left: 順 (Shun), 治 (Zhi), 寳 (Bao), 通 (Tong), together forming the four-character reign legend 順治通寳 (Shunzhi Tongbao). The characters are boldly rendered in raised relief against a recessed field, with the strokes showing the characteristic crisp, angular quality of early Qing casting. |
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| Obverse lettering | 順治通寳 (Translation: Shunzhi Tongbao — Shunzhi [Emperor] / Universal currency) |
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| Mintage | ND (1645-1651) - Hartill#22.22: Gong to the right - ND (1651-1653) - Hartill#22.23: Gong above - |
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