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7 Qian Bullion coinage, Changsha Chien-Yi Firm
| Issuer | Changsha Chien-Yi Firm (長沙乾益字號) |
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| Year | 1908 |
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| Value | 7 Qian (0.7) |
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| Obverse description | Six large Chinese characters arranged in two rows within a plain inner circle, reading 長沙乾益字號 (Changsha Chien-Yi Firm). The characters are rendered in bold relief with a calligraphic brushwork style typical of late Qing private mint issues. The field is flat and undecorated. The entire design is enclosed by a beaded border running along the rim. |
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| Reverse script | Chinese |
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The Chien-Yi Firm was one of several Changsha money shops (錢莊) operating in Hunan province during the final years of the Qing dynasty, issuing privately-struck silver bullion pieces to fill chronic gaps in standardized coinage supply. The provincial mint system was inconsistent, and commercial houses in Changsha routinely produced their own weighted silver as a practical substitute trusted within regional trade networks.
Kann 977 is among the scarcer privately-issued Hunan pieces catalogued by Eduard Kann, who documented these commercial issues largely from dealer stocks in the 1940s and 50s before many examples disappeared into private hoards.