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| Location | People`s Republic of China |
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| Edge | Smooth |
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| Obverse description | Round brass piece with a central square hole, bearing four Chinese characters in raised relief arranged around the hole in the four cardinal positions. The legend reads 同治通寶 (Tongzhi Tongbao), referencing the reign title of the Tongzhi Emperor of the Qing dynasty (1861–1875) and the term for circulating currency. The piece is framed by a plain raised rim. |
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| Obverse script | Chinese |
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| Reverse description | Plain brass field with a central square hole, flanked above and below by Western Arabic numerals in raised relief indicating the years 1862 and 1874, representing the first and last years of cash coinage under the Tongzhi reign. The reverse is otherwise unadorned, with a plain raised rim. |
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