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2 Cash - Chongzhen Tongbao, southern type, Hu
| Issuer | Ministry of Revenue Mint (戶部局) |
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| Year | 1630-1644 |
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| Composition | Brass |
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| Obverse description | Cast brass cash coin bearing the four-character reign title legend 崇禎通寶 (Chóngzhēn Tōngbǎo) arranged in cruciform reading order: top, bottom, right, left around a central square hole. The characters are rendered in standard script (kaishu) with clearly defined strokes against a flat, unadorned field. Inner and outer rims are raised and well-defined, framing the inscription in typical Ming dynasty cash coin style. |
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| Obverse script | Chinese (traditional, regular script) |
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| Mintage | ND (1630-1644) - Hartill#20.313: Hu above; Er below (Tong with one dot) - ND (1630-1644) - Hartill#20.321: Hu to the right; Er to the left (Tong with two dots) - ND (1630-1644) - Hartill#20.337:Hu to the left; Er to the right (Tong with square head) - |
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