1 Cash - Tianqi Tongbao; Gong
Features
| Issuer |
Empire of China
 |
|---|---|
| Emperor |
Ming dynasty › Tianqi (明熹宗) (1620-1627)
|
| Type | Standard circulation coins |
| Years | 1621-1627 |
| Value | 1 Cash |
| Currency | Cash (621-1912) |
| Composition | Brass |
| Weight | 4.18 g |
| Diameter | 25 mm |
| Shape | Round with a square hole |
| Technique | Cast |
| Orientation | Medal alignment ↑↑ |
| Demonetized | Yes |
| Number | N# 47448 |
| References | Hartill# 20.195 David Hartill; 2017. Cast Chinese Coins (2nd Edition). Self-published, London, United Kingdom. Ding Fubao, George Albert Fisher; 1990. Fisher's Ding. G. A. Fisher, Littleton, Colorado, United States. Fredrik Schjöth; 1976. Chinese Currency. Andrew Publishing Co., London, United Kingdom. |
Obverse
Four Chinese ideograms read top to bottom, right to left.
Script: Chinese (traditional, regular script)
Lettering:
天
寶 通
啓
Translation:
Tian Qi Tong Bao
Tianqi (Emperor) / Universal currency
Reverse
One Chinese ideogram at various locations.
Script: Chinese (traditional, regular script)
Lettering: 工
Translation:
Gong
Ministry of Works (mint)
Edge
Plain
Mints
| 工 | Ministry of Public Works Mint (工部局), Beijing, China (1361-1726) |
| 工 | Ministry of Public Works Mint (工部局), Nanjing, China (1361-1726) |
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| Date | VG | F | VF | XF | AU | UNC | Frequency | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Undetermined | |||||||||||||||
| ND (1621-1627) | Hartill#20.195: Gong above (regular) | 88% | |||||||||||||
| ND (1621-1627) | Hartill#20.196: Gong below | 25% | |||||||||||||
| ND (1621-1627) | Hartill#20.197: Gong above (inverted) | 0% | |||||||||||||
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Numista Rarity index: 90
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