1 Cash - Chongzhen Tongbao; southern type 1630-1644

Weight

2.56 g

Diameter

23 mm

Thickness

1.0 mm

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

Blank (uniface).

Year of Minting

1630-1644

Emperor

Ming dynasty › Chongzhen (崇祯帝) ( 1627-1644 )

Mint location

Chaojing Mint , Nanjing, Jiangsu, China (circa 1628-1644); Gongqing Mint , China (circa 1628-1644); Jiangning (Nanjing) Mint , modern-day Nanjing, Jiangsu, China (circa 1361-1670); Ministry of Public Works Mint, New Branch (工部局), Nanjing, China (1599-1644); Ministry of Public Works Mint (工部局), Nanjing, China (1361-1726); Ministry of Revenue Mint (戶部局), Nanjing, China (1599-1644); Tongguanshan Mint , modern-day District de Tongguanshan, Anhui, China (circa 1628-1644)

Mint mark

NA

Orientation

Medal alignment ↑↑

Inscriptions

Obverse: 崇 寶　通 禎

Context

Hartill suggests the larger, heavier coins (around 26 millimetres and weighing 1.3 Qian) were the first 1 Cash pieces produced. By 1630, coins minted in the north weighted 1.0 Qian and coins minted in the south weighed 8 Fen or less. The Northern types and the Southern types are differenciated by the left part of Zhen. Northern types: 礻 Southern types: 示 Examples of this type should have Tong with a closed head. Those that have Tong with an open head are contemporary counterfeits: © Dica35 DocTongDots

Rarity

Ultra rare

Coin type

Standard circulation

In circulation

No

Demonetized

Yes

Marketplace listings

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