Chinese cash coin – HCR61956

Obverse

Inscription:

興朝通寶

Inscription:

工

Period

Chinese

Person

Sun Kewang 孙可望, Prince Qin 秦王, Prince 义王, Governor of Yunnan-Guizhou (governor)

Mint

Ministry of Works - Gongbu 工部 (Chinese) (stated mint) , Diandu 滇都 (Chinese)

Denomination

1 wen

Material

brass

Technique

cast

Dating

1647 CE - 1649 CE

Diameter (mm)

28.5

Acquisition method

purchase ('bought')

Acquisition date

15/3/1976

Source

A. W. von Halle

Acquisition credit

Presented by A. W. von Halle, 1976.

Transliteration (obverse)

Xing chao tongbao

Translation (obverse)

Circulating treasure for the restoration of the dynasty

Transliteration (reverse)

Gong(bu)

Translation (reverse)

Gongbu [Ministry of Works]

Reference

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