1 Cash - Heshun Kongsi republics 1776-1854

Weight

5.78 g

Diameter

30.5 mm

Thickness

NA

Material

Tin

Shape

Round with a square hole

Edge Type

NA

Technique

NA

Front design

Four Chinese ideograms read top to bottom, right to left.

Back design

Corrupted Manchu script similar to contemporary Qing dynasty coins, Two Manchu words (read vertically) separated by the hole. Possibly modeled on Boo-Gui

Year of Minting

1776-1854

Ruler

NA

Mint location

NA

Mint mark

NA

Orientation

Medal alignment ↑↑

Inscriptions

Obverse: 和 司　公 順 Reverse: ᠪᠣᠣ ᡤᡠᡳ

Context

The Fosjoen (Heshun) Federation was formed in 1776 when fourteen smaller kongsis from around Monterado united into a single federation. The federation's leading members were the Samtiaokioe kongsi, which controlled mining sites to the north of Monterado, and the Thaikong kongsi, which controlled sites to the west and southwest of Monterado. After several wars the independence of the Heshun Gongsi Federation ended with the surrender of the Da Gang Gongsi to the Dutch in July, 1854. After the surrender the majority of the gongsi cash were melted down. A paper has been published in the Numismatic Chronicle 1993, pp.171-196, and a hitherto unknown piece has been described in the Newsletter no. 143, p. 15-16, 1995 of the Oriental Numismatic Society by Dr.T.D.Yih. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kongsi_republic

Rarity

Ultra rare

Coin type

Standard circulation

In circulation

No

Demonetized

Yes

Marketplace listings

0