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5 Cash Xingchao Tongbao
| Issuer | Kewang dynasty |
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| Year | 1648-1657 |
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| Weight | 8.69 g |
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| Obverse script | Chinese (traditional, regular script) |
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| Reverse description | The reverse presents the central square perforation flanked above and below by two Chinese characters in regular script (kaishu), reading top to bottom: 五 (Wu, five) and 厘 (Li), denoting a denomination equivalent to five cash or five li of silver. The characters are boldly cast in high relief, centred within a plain, slightly raised outer rim, with a smooth, unadorned field typical of Southern Ming provincial mint production. |
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The Kewang regime — established by Zhu Youlang's rival claimant Zhu Changying in the chaotic final years of Southern Ming resistance — controlled only fragmentary territory in Guangdong and never commanded the resources of a stable mint operation. The Xingchao Tongbao issues consequently show considerable variation in fabric and module, which accounts for the dual Hartill listing: 21.11 and 21.12 represent distinct casting variants rather than separate emission periods.
By 1657 the dynasty had collapsed under Qing military pressure, making the entire issue window under a decade.