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1 Cash - Taichang Tongbao, with dot
| Issuer | Ministry of Revenue / Ministry of Public Works, Ming Dynasty |
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| Year | 1620 |
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| Reference(s) | Hartill#20.171, FD#1985, Schjoth#1200 |
| Obverse description | Cast brass cash coin of standard Ming Dynasty type, featuring four Chinese characters in regular script (kaishu) arranged in cruciform reading order — top, bottom, right, left — around a central square hole. The legend reads 泰昌通寶 (Taichang Tongbao), denoting the Taichang reign title and the term for universal currency. The raised characters occupy the four quadrants of the inner field, separated by the square perforation and four plain inner rims. The coin displays a broad, flat outer rim framing the entire design. |
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| Edge | Plain |
| Mint | Fujian Provincial Mint, China Henan Provincial Mint, China Huguang Provincial Mint, modern-day Hubei-Hunan, China Jiangning (Nanjing) Mint, modern-day Nanjing, Jiangsu, China (circa 1361-1670) Jiangxi Provincial Mint, China Ministry of Public Works Mint, New Branch (工部局), Nanjing, China (1599-1644) Ministry of Public Works Mint (工部局), Beijing, China (1361-1726) Ministry of Public Works Mint (工部局), Nanjing, China (1361-1726) Ministry of Revenue Mint (戶部局), Nanjing, China (1599-1644) Shaanxi Provincial Mint, China Shandong Provincial Mint, China Shanxi Provincial Mint, China Yunnan Provincial Mint, China |
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