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1 Cash - Xianfeng Tongbao, Boo-chiowan, zinc
| Issuer | Ministry of Revenue Mint (戶部局), Beijing |
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| Year | 1854-1857 |
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| Weight | 4.17 g |
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| Obverse description | Central square perforation surrounded by four bold Chinese characters in regular script (kaishu), arranged in the traditional reading order: top (咸), right (通), bottom (豐), left (寶), collectively reading 咸豐通寶 (Xianfeng Tongbao), the reign title of the Xianfeng Emperor paired with the phrase meaning 'universal currency.' The characters are deeply cast and well-defined against a flat, unadorned field, with no decorative border other than the plain raised rim. The coin exhibits the classic format of Qing dynasty cash coinage, cast in zinc with a characteristically dark patina. |
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| Obverse lettering | 咸 寶 通 豐 (Translation: Xian Feng Tong Bao Xianfeng (Emperor) / Universal currency) |
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| Mint | Ministry of Revenue Mint, North Branch (戶部局), Beijing, China (1727-1910) Ministry of Revenue Mint, South Branch (戶部局), Beijing, China (1727-1898) Ministry of Revenue Mint, West Branch (戶部局), Beijing, China (1727-1910) |
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