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Name or Denominations
1 Cash
Issuer
Empire of China
Ruler
Ming dynasty › Wanli (明神宗) (1572-1620)
Year of Minting
1576-1620
Currency
Cash (621-1912)
Shape
Round with a square hole
Rarity
Ultra rare
Weight
3.62 g
Diameter
24 mm
Thickness
NA
Material
Brass
Shape
Round with a square hole
Edge Type
Plain
Technique
Cast
Front design
Four Chinese ideograms read top to bottom, right to left.
Back design
Four Chinese ideograms read top to bottom, right to left.
Year of Minting
1576-1620
Emperor
Ming dynasty › Wanli (明神宗) (1572-1620)
Mint location
NA
Mint mark
NA
Orientation
Medal alignment ↑↑
Inscriptions
Obverse: 萬 寶 通 曆 Reverse: 萬 寶 通 曆
Context
While casting was stopped at the last emperor's death in 1572, it was resumed again in 1576 at the Peking and Nanking mints. Soon after, mints in Yunnan, Shanxi, Shandong, Henan, Shaanxi, Jiangxi, Fujian, and Huguang were also opened. However, due to poor circumstances, the Wanli coins were a failure, and by 1582, all mints except for Huguang closed. There was an attempt to open mints in 1599, including opening a Board of Works in Nanking, although so many coins were produced there that casting was cut back, and other mints were closed.
Rarity
Ultra rare
Coin type
Standard circulation
In circulation
No
Demonetized
Yes
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