10 Cash - Tianqi Tongbao, with Shi Yi Liang, circle, and crescent

€222,277.00
IssuerEmpire of China
Year1621-1627
TypeStandard circulation coin
Value10 Cash
CurrencyCash (621-1912)
CompositionBrass
Weight28.41 g
Dimensions45 mm
Thickness
Shape and TechniqueRound with a square hole
Cast
OrientationMedal alignment ↑↑
Engraver(s)
In circulation to
Reference(s) Hartill#20.230, FD#2021
Obverse descriptionFour Chinese ideograms read top to bottom, right to left.
Obverse scriptChinese (traditional, regular script)
Obverse lettering 天 寶 通  啓
(Translation: Tian Qi Tong Bao Tianqi (Emperor) / Universal currency)
Reverse descriptionValue above, two Chinese ideograms to the right, circle to the left, and crescent (facing up) below.
Reverse scriptChinese (traditional, regular script)
Reverse lettering十  一  兩
(Translation: Shi / Yi Liang 10 Cash / 1 Liang (weight of 10 Cash))
EdgeSmooth.
MintJiangning (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 Garison Mint, modern-day
Miyun District, Beijing, China (1625-1648)
Xuanfu Garrison Mint, modern-day
District de Xuanhua, Hebei, China (circa 1625-1644)
Yunnan Provincial Mint,China
Zhejiang Provincial Mint,China
Zhili Garrison Mints, modern-day
Hebei-Beijiang-Tianjin, China
MintageND (1621-1627)  - -
Catalog ID5077473720
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