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50 Cash - Xianfeng Zhongbao, Ili
| Uitgever | Board of Revenue Mint, Ili |
|---|---|
| Jaar | 1854-1855 |
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| Valuta | Cash (1759-1909) |
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| Schrift voorzijde | Chinese (traditional, regular script) |
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| Beschrijving keerzijde | The reverse features a bilingual inscription in Chinese and Manchu script arranged around the central square hole. The Chinese numeral 十五 (Shi Wu, meaning fifteen, indicating 50 cash denomination) and the character 當 (Dang, meaning 'worth') appear above and below the hole respectively, while two vertical columns of Manchu script reading 寶伊 (Boo-i, indicating the Ili mint) flank either side of the aperture. The bold cast characters are typical of Qing provincial mint production. |
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| Aanvullende informatie |
The Ili mint, established in the Xinjiang garrison town of Ghulja, was one of several frontier mints the Qing opened specifically to supply cash coins to remote military garrisons without the logistical burden of shipping specie from interior provinces. The Xianfeng reign's inflated cash denominations — of which the 50-cash was among the more practical multiples — were a direct fiscal response to the catastrophic drain on imperial finances caused by the Taiping Rebellion. Standard one-cash production simply couldn't meet military payroll demands.
Ili examples are scarcer than their Board of Revenue Beijing counterparts, with documented output from the garrison mint running only through a narrow window before production priorities shifted.