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1 Cash Taiping Tianguo / Shengbao, vertical
| Issuer | Taiping Heavenly Kingdom |
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| Year | 1856-1862 |
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| Reference(s) | Hartill#23.6, FD#2669, Schjoth#1605 |
| Obverse description | Round cast brass cash coin with a central square perforation. Four large Chinese characters in traditional Song-style calligraphy are arranged around the central hole in a cruciform layout, reading top-to-bottom and right-to-left: 太平天國 (Tàipíng Tiānguó, 'Taiping Heavenly Kingdom'). The characters are boldly rendered in raised relief against a flat recessed field, with no inner or outer rim decoration beyond the plain raised border. The casting surface shows characteristic granular texture typical of mid-19th century Chinese cash coinage. |
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| Obverse lettering | 太平天國 (Translation: Tàipíng Tiānguó - Taiping Heavenly Kingdom) |
| Reverse description | Round cast brass cash coin with a central square perforation. Two large Chinese characters in traditional calligraphy are arranged vertically above and below the central square hole: 聖 (Shèng, 'Sacred') above and 寶 (Bǎo, 'currency/treasure') below, reading top to bottom. The characters are rendered in raised relief against a flat recessed field. The broad plain rim frames the design, and the overall casting finish is consistent with Taiping Heavenly Kingdom workshop production of the period. |
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