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1 Cash - Tianqi Tongbao
| Issuer | Ming Dynasty |
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| Year | 1621-1627 |
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| Diameter | 24 mm |
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| Obverse description | Cast brass cash coin bearing four Chinese characters in regular script (kaishu), arranged in cruciform reading order — top, bottom, right, left — around a central square hole: 天啓通寶 (Tianqi Tongbao). The characters are rendered in bold, well-defined strokes within the coin's flat field, framed by a raised inner rim surrounding the square perforation and a raised outer rim along the coin's periphery. The overall design is typical of Ming Dynasty cast coinage, with the reign title 天啓 (Tianqi) flanking the vertical axis and the denomination inscription 通寶 (Tongbao, meaning "circulating treasure") on the horizontal axis. |
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| Obverse lettering | 天啓通寶 (Translation: Tian Qi Tong Bao — Tianqi (Emperor) / Universal currency) |
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| Mint | Jiangning (Nanjing) Mint, modern-day Nanjing, Jiangsu, China (circa 1361-1670) 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, New Branch (戶部局), Nanjing, China (circa 1623) Ministry of Revenue Mint (戶部局), Beijing, China (1622-1727) Ministry of Revenue Mint (戶部局), Nanjing, China (1599-1644) Miyun Garrison Mint, modern-day Miyun District, Beijing, China (1625-1648) Xuanfu Garrison Mint, modern-day Xuanhua District, Hebei, China (circa 1625-1644) Yunnan Provincial Mint, China Zhejiang Provincial Mint, China Zhili Garrison Mints, modern-day Hebei-Beijing-Tianjin, China |
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