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10 Cash - Xianfeng Zhongbao, Boo-je
| Issuer | Board of Revenue Mint, Beijing (Boo-je) |
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| Year | 1854-1858 |
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| Currency | Cash (621-1912) |
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| Obverse description | Cast brass cash coin with a central square perforation, bearing four Chinese characters in regular script (kaishu) arranged in cruciform reading order: top to bottom and right to left. The legend 咸豐重寶 (Xianfeng Zhongbao) reads top, bottom, right, left respectively around the square hole. The characters are rendered in bold relief within a plain raised rim, typical of Qing Dynasty board mint production. The field is flat and undecorated, with no inner or outer rim ornamentation beyond the raised border. |
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| Obverse lettering | 咸豐重寶 (Translation: Xianfeng Zhongbao / Xianfeng [Emperor] Heavy Currency) |
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| Reverse lettering | 當 ᠪᠣᠣ ᠵᡝ 十 (Translation: Dang [Boo-je] Shi / Equivalent to 10 Cash / Mint: Board of Revenue, Beijing) |
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