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1 Cash - Tianqi Tongbao, 1 Qian, type 1
| Issuer | Ministry of Public Works / Ministry of Revenue, Ming Dynasty |
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| Year | 1621-1627 |
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| Reference(s) | Hartill#20.206, FD#1993 |
| Obverse description | Round cast brass coin with a central square hole. Four Chinese characters in regular script (kaishu) are arranged in cruciform fashion around the square hole, reading top-to-bottom and right-to-left: 天 (Tiān), 啓 (Qǐ), 通 (Tōng), 寶 (Bǎo), forming the reign title and currency designation 'Tianqi Tongbao.' The characters are rendered in raised relief against a flat, unadorned field, with a raised rim encircling the entire obverse. |
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| Obverse lettering | 天啓通寶 (Translation: Tian Qi Tong Bao — Tianqi (Emperor) / Universal currency) |
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| Edge | Plain |
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