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20 Cash - Xianfeng Zhongbao, Boo-fu
| Issuer | Board of Revenue Mint, Fuzhou |
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| Year | 1853-1855 |
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| Currency | Cash (621-1912) |
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| Obverse description | Cast brass cash coin featuring a central square perforation flanked by four Chinese characters in regular script (kaishu), arranged in cruciform reading order. The character 咸 (Xian) appears at the top, 豐 (Feng) at the bottom, 重 (Zhong) to the right, and 寶 (Bao) to the left, together reading Xianfeng Zhongbao, meaning 'Precious Currency of the Xianfeng Era.' The legends are boldly rendered in a formal brushwork style against a flat, unadorned field, with no rim decoration. The inner and outer rims are plain and well-defined, framing the inscription in the traditional cash coin format. |
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| Obverse lettering | 咸重寶豐 (Translation: Xian Feng Zhong Bao / Xianfeng Emperor's Heavy Currency) |
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| Mintage | ND (1853-1855) |
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