Target: List of Chinese cash coins by inscription#Qing dynasty.
Qing dynasty
editQing dynasty era cash coins generally bear the reign title of the Emperor in Chinese characters, with only a single change of reign title occurring with the Qixiang Emperor becoming the Tongzhi Emperor by decision of his mother, Empress Dowager Cixi.[1][2][3]
Inscription | Traditional Chinese | Simplified Chinese | Hànyǔ Pīnyīn | Denominations | Years of mintage | Image | Emperor |
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Shunzhi Tongbao | 順治通寶 | 顺治通宝 | shùn zhì tōng bǎo | 1 wén | 1643–1661 | Shunzhi Emperor | |
Kangxi Tongbao | 康熙通寶 | 康熙通宝 | kāng xī tōng bǎo | 1 wén | 1661–1722 | Kangxi Emperor | |
Yongzheng Tongbao | 雍正通寶 | 雍正通宝 | yōng zhèng tōng bǎo | 1 wén | 1722–1735 | Yongzheng Emperor | |
Qianlong Tongbao | 乾隆通寶 | 乾隆通宝 | qián lóng tōng bǎo | 1 wén, 10 wén | 1735–1796 (1912)[a] | Qianlong Emperor | |
Jiaqing Tongbao | 嘉慶通寶 | 嘉庆通宝 | jiā qìng tōng bǎo | 1 wén | 1796–1820 | Jiaqing Emperor | |
Daoguang Tongbao | 道光通寶 | 道光通宝 | dào guāng tōng bǎo | 1 wén, 5 wén, 10 wén | 1820–1850 | Daoguang Emperor | |
Xianfeng Tongbao | 咸豐通寶 | 咸丰通宝 | xián fēng tōng bǎo | 1 wén, 5 wén, 10 wén, 50 wén, 100 wén | 1850–1861 | Xianfeng Emperor | |
Xianfeng Zhongbao | 咸豐重寶 | 咸丰重宝 | xián fēng zhòng bǎo | 4 wén, 5 wén, 8 wén, 10 wén, 20 wén, 30 wén, 40 wén, 50 wén, 100 wén | 1850–1861 | Xianfeng Emperor | |
Xianfeng Yuanbao | 咸豐元寶 | 咸丰元宝 | xián fēng yuán bǎo | 80 wén, 100 wén, 200 wén, 300 wén, 500 wén, 1000 wén | 1850–1861 | Xianfeng Emperor | |
Qixiang Tongbao | 祺祥通寶 | 祺祥通宝 | qí xiáng tōng bǎo | 1 wén | 1861 | Tongzhi Emperor | |
Qixiang Zhongbao | 祺祥重寶 | 祺祥重宝 | qí xiáng zhòng bǎo | 10 wén | 1861 | Tongzhi Emperor | |
Tongzhi Tongbao | 同治通寶 | 同治通宝 | tóng zhì tōng bǎo | 1 wén, 5 wén, 10 wén | 1862–1875 | Tongzhi Emperor | |
Tongzhi Zhongbao | 同治重寶 | 同治重宝 | tóng zhì zhòng bǎo | 4 wén, 10 wén | 1862–1875 | Tongzhi Emperor | |
Guangxu Tongbao | 光緒通寶 | 光绪通宝 | guāng xù tōng bǎo | 1 wén, 10 wén | 1875–1908 | Guangxu Emperor | |
Guangxu Zhongbao | 光緒重寶 | 光绪重宝 | guāng xù zhòng bǎo | 5 wén, 10 wén | 1875–1908 | Guangxu Emperor | |
Xuantong Tongbao | 宣統通寶 | 宣统通宝 | xuān tǒng tōng bǎo | 1 wén, 10 wén | 1909–1911 | Xuantong Emperor |
Xinjiang issues
editCertain parts of Xinjiang under Qing rule had a monetary system separate from that was separate from that of China proper, this was largely due to the fact that the area which formerly belonged to Dzungaria paid with pūl coins which were made from almost pure copper, when some these pūl coins were melted down to make "red cash coins" the pūl-system was essentially continued and 1 "red cash coin" had a value of 10 regular cash coins. Another differentiating feature of Xinjiang as a whole was that under the Jiaqing Emperor it was ordered that 1 in 5 coins produced in Xinjiang should bear the inscription Qianlong Tongbao (乾隆通寶) to honour the Qianlong Emperor, and celebrate his conquest of the region. New obverse inscriptions were introduced by the Kucha mint during the early twentieth century however the production of "red cash coins" with these new inscriptions didn't last very long as they featured only two different dates from the Chinese cyclical calendar during the Guangxu era and the Kucha mint closed in 1909.
The following "red cash coins" with new inscriptions were produced by the Kucha mint in Xinjiang:[4][5]
Inscription | Traditional Chinese | Simplified Chinese | Denominations | Years of mintage | Emperor | Image |
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Guangxu Dingwei | 光緒丁未 | 光绪丁未 | 10 wén | 1907 | Guangxu Emperor | |
Guangxu Wushen | 光緒戊申 | 光绪戊申 | 10 wén | 1908 | Guangxu Emperor |
Notes
editReferences
edit- ^ Cite error: The named reference
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was invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ The Collection Museum An introduction and identification guide to Chinese Qing-dynasty coins. by Qin Cao. Retrieved: 02 July 2017.
- ^ "Chinese Cast Coins - THE CH'ING DYNASTY". By Robert Kokotailo (Calgary Coin & Antique Gallery – Chinese Cast Coins). 2018. Retrieved 22 August 2018.
- ^ Hartill 2005, p. 423.
- ^ Anything Anywhere - CHINA, coins of that western region called Xinjiang/Sinkiang. - Xinjiang means "new land." Formerly known to westerners as "Chinese Turkestan." Approximately 5000 years of history, not particularly well written up in English and perhaps some of the Chinese studies are somewhat politically/ethnically biased. By Bob Reis. Retrieved: 25 August 2018.