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50 Cash - Xianfeng Zhongbao, Boo-chiowan, large type
| Issuer | Qing Dynasty, Board of Revenue (戶部) |
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| Year | 1853-1854 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Obverse description | Cast brass cash coin featuring a central square perforation flanked by four large Chinese characters in regular script (kaishu), arranged in cruciform reading order: 咸 (top), 豐 (bottom), 重 (right), 寶 (left), forming the reign title and denomination legend 咸豐重寶 (Xianfeng Zhongbao). The characters are boldly cast in raised relief against a flat, unadorned field. The coin is framed by a broad, plain outer rim and an inner raised square rim surrounding the central hole, both typical of large-denomination Qing cash issues. The overall execution reflects the large-type style associated with the high-denomination emergency issues of the Xianfeng period. |
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| Obverse lettering | 咸豐重寶 |
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| Reverse lettering | 當 ᠪᠣᠣ ᠴᡳᠣᠸᠠᠨ 五十 (Translation: Dang Wu Shi / Boo-chiowan Value 50 / Boo-chiowan) |
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