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50 Cash - Xianfeng Zhongbao, Boo-ji
| Issuer | Board of Revenue Mint, Qing Dynasty |
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| Year | 1854-1855 |
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| Currency | Cash (621-1912) |
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| Obverse description | A cast brass coin of substantial module bearing a central square perforation. Four Chinese characters in regular script (kaishu) are disposed in cruciform arrangement around the central hole, reading clockwise from the top in the traditional top-bottom, right-left sequence: 咸豐重寶 (Xianfeng Zhongbao), proclaiming the reign title of the Xianfeng Emperor and classifying the piece as 'heavy currency.' The boldly modelled characters are rendered in well-defined raised relief against a plain, unadorned field, with no rim beading or border ornamentation. The overall execution reflects the standard Board of Revenue casting aesthetic of the early Xianfeng period. |
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| Edge | Plain |
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| Mintage | ND (1854) - Hartill#22.934: Board of revenue style; Fou Bao - ND (1855) - Hartill#22.936: Local style; Er Bao - |
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