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1 Cash - Shunzhi Tongbao, with Yi
| Issuer | Board of Revenue and Board of Works Mints, Qing Dynasty |
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| Year | 1644-1645 |
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| Weight | 3.54 g |
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| Obverse description | Four Chinese characters in regular script (kaishu) are arranged around the central square hole, reading top-to-bottom and right-to-left: 順治通寶 (Shunzhi Tongbao). The characters are boldly cast in relief within a plain inner rim, set against a flat, unadorned field. The coin bears a raised outer rim encircling the entire obverse. The inscription denotes the reign title of the Shunzhi Emperor and translates as 'Shunzhi Circulating Treasure,' following the conventional format of Chinese imperial cash coinage. |
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| Obverse lettering | 順治通寶 (Translation: Shunzhi Tongbao / Shunzhi [Emperor's] Universal Currency) |
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The Yi (一) reverse mark on this cash identifies it as an early product of the consolidated metropolitan mints operating under the newly established Qing administration in Beijing — mints that had been seized almost intact from the collapsing Ming. The Shunzhi reign period began in 1644, the same year the Manchu forces entered the capital, and the Board of Revenue and Board of Works moved quickly to assert monetary continuity, retaining Ming minting infrastructure while introducing Qing reign titles.
This specific type, Hartill 22.15, belongs to the very first phase of Qing cash production before the more complex reverse inscription systems were introduced after 1645.