Chinese cash coin – HCR61849

Obverse

Inscription:

永曆通寶

Reverse

Inscription:

工

Information

Period

Chinese

Dynasty

Southern Ming 南明

Reign

Yong Li 永曆

Person

Zhu Youlang 朱由榔, Prince Yongming 永明王, Emperor Zhaozong of the Southern Ming dynasty 明昭宗., 1646 CE - 1662 CE (ruler/authority)

Mint

Ministry of Works - Gongbu 工部 (Chinese) (stated mint)

Denomination

1 wen

Material

bronze

Technique

cast

Dating

1646 CE - 1661 CE

Measurements
Acquisition
Additional information
Ticket
References
Credit

Weight (g)

4.81

Diameter (mm)

25.7

Acquisition method

gift

Acquisition collection reference

Kutsuki Masatsuna

Acquisition date

10/5/1922

Source

Indian Institute, Oxford

Acquisition credit

Transferred from the Indian Institute, Oxford, 1922; to them, gifted/bequeathed by Howell Wills.

Transliteration (obverse)

Yong Li tongbao

Translation (obverse)

Circulating treasure of Yong Li era

Transliteration (reverse)

Gong(bu)

Translation (reverse)

Gongbu [Ministry of Works (of the Two Guang)]

Reference

Thierry, François - 2014 - Monnaies chinoises IV - Des Liao aux Ming du Sud : 608

Contributors to this coin record

jmairat, ldmagnee, L. Jankowski, cgallacher