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1 Cash - Shunzhi Tongbao, Manchu and Chinese reverse, Yuwan / Yuan
| Issuer | Board of Revenue and Board of Works Mints (Qing Dynasty) |
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| Year | 1660-1661 |
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| Value | 1 Cash |
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| Obverse description | Cast brass cash coin of circular form with a central square perforation, as standard for the Qing dynasty series. Four large Chinese characters in regular script (kaishu) are arranged in cruciform fashion around the central square hole, reading top-to-bottom and right-to-left: 順治通寶 (Shunzhi Tongbao). The characters are boldly rendered in raised relief against a flat, unadorned field, with no inner or outer rim decoration beyond a plain raised border. The style reflects the standardized calligraphic conventions of the early Qing imperial coinage. |
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| Obverse script | Chinese (traditional, regular script) |
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The Manchu-Chinese reverse type was introduced by imperial edict in 1657 as part of a broader standardization effort under the Shunzhi Emperor — the fourth format imposed on Board mints within roughly a decade, reflecting persistent instability in Qing coinage policy during the consolidation of the dynasty. The Yuwan board designation identifies this piece as struck at either the Board of Revenue or Board of Works mint in Beijing, both of which operated simultaneously under close court supervision.
Production of this type ceased in 1661, the same year the Shunzhi Emperor died of smallpox at twenty-two.