1 Cash - Hongwu Tongbao

Features

Issuer	Empire of China
Emperor	Ming dynasty › Hongwu (明太祖) (1368-1398)
Type	Standard circulation coins
Years	1368-1393
Value	1 Cash
Currency	Cash (621-1912)
Composition	Bronze
Weight	3.58 g
Diameter	23 mm
Thickness	1.5 mm
Shape	Round with a square hole
Technique	Cast
Orientation	Medal alignment ↑↑
Demonetized	Yes
Number	N# 20635
References	Hartill# 20.57 David Hartill; 2017. Cast Chinese Coins (2^nd Edition). New Generation Publishing, London, United Kingdom. , FD# 1895 Fubao Ding, George Albert Fisher; 1990. Fisher's Ding. G. A. Fisher, Littleton, Colorado, United States. , Schjoth# 1137 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:
　洪
寶　通
　武

Translation:
Hong Wu Tong Bao
Hongwu (Emperor) / Universal currency

Reverse

Blank (uniface).

Edge

Plain

Mints

	Beiping Mint, Beijing, China (circa 1361-1393)
	Fujian Provincial Mint, China
	Guangdong Provincial Mint, China
	Guilin Mint, Guangxi, China (circa 1361-1908)
	Henan Provincial Mint, China
	Hubei Provincial Mint, China
	Jiangning (Nanjing) Mint, modern-day Nanjing, Jiangsu, China (circa 1361-1670)
	Jinan Mint, Shandong, China (circa 1361-1855)
	Ministry of Public Works Mint (工部局), Beijing, China (1361-1726)
	Ministry of Public Works Mint (工部局), Nanjing, China (1361-1726)
	Zhejiang Provincial Mint, China

Comments

Casting of Hongwu coins started in 1368, but was not continuous. Large coins were discontinued in 1371, with all minting being suspended from 1375 to 1376, then again from 1387 to 1389 (that time due to a copper shortage). Minting was finally stopped again in 1393 in favour of paper money.

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Date	VG	F	VF	XF		Frequency
Undetermined
ND (1368-1393)	$ 4.70	$ 4.70	$ 4.70	$ 4.70	Hartill#20.57: Tong with one dot	91%
ND (1368-1393)					Hartill#20.58: Tong with two dots; Regular Wu	10%
ND (1368-1393)					Hartill#20.59: Tong with two dots; Wu with dot below horizontal line	1.3%

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