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1 Cash - Tianming Tongbao, Regular script
| Issuer | Later Jin dynasty |
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| Year | 1616-1625 |
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| Composition | Brass |
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| Obverse script | Chinese (traditional, regular script) |
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| Reverse description | Plain reverse field with a central square perforation enclosed by a raised square rim (inner rim), itself surrounded by a broad flat field and a raised outer rim. No inscriptions, symbols, or decorative elements are present; the surface displays the characteristic granular texture of a cast brass coin with areas of green patination. |
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The Tianming Tongbao was among the first coinage issued by Nurhaci after he proclaimed the Later Jin state in 1616, marking a deliberate assertion of political legitimacy through the act of minting — a practice carrying deep institutional weight in Chinese tradition. The reign title Tianming, "Heaven's Mandate," was itself a pointed claim. Nurhaci had spent decades consolidating Jurchen tribes against Ming authority before feeling confident enough to issue coin.
Relatively few examples circulated widely; the early Jin economy remained heavily dependent on barter and silk exchange. Most specimens found today come from hoards in Liaoning province.