1 Cash - Wanli Tongbao

1 Cash - Wanli (Tongbao) - obverse1 Cash - Wanli (Tongbao) - reverse

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Features

Issuer Empire of China
Emperor Ming dynasty › Wanli (明神宗) (1572-1620)
Type Standard circulation coin
Years 1576-1620
Value 1 Cash
Currency Cash (621-1912)
Composition Brass
Weight 3.64 g
Diameter 24 mm
Shape Round with a square hole
Technique Cast
Orientation Medal alignment ↑↑
Demonetized Yes
Number
N#
20637
References Hartill# 20.140,
David Hartill; 2017. Cast Chinese Coins (2nd edition). New Generation Publishing, London, United Kingdom.
FD# 1970,
Fubao Ding, George Albert Fisher; 1990. Fisher's Ding. G. A. Fisher, Littleton, Colorado, United States.
Schjoth# 1185
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:
 萬
寶 通
 曆

Translation:
Wan Li Tong Bao
Wanli (Emperor) / Universal currency

Reverse

Blank (uniface).

Edge

Smooth.

Mints

Ever Normal Granary Mint, Jiangning, modern-day Nanjing, Jiangsu, China
Fujian Provincial Mint, China
Henan Provincial Mint, China
Huguang Provincial Mint, modern-day Hubei-Hunan, China
Jiangning (Nanjing) Mint, modern-day Nanjing, Jiangsu, China (circa 1361-1670)
Jiangxi Provincial Mint, China
Ministry of Public Works Mint, New Branch (工部局), Nanjing, China (1599-1644)
Ministry of Public Works Mint (工部局), Beijing, China (1361-1726)
Ministry of Public Works Mint (工部局), Nanjing, China (1361-1726)
Ministry of Revenue Mint (戶部局), Nanjing, China (1599-1644)
River Transport Intendancy Mint, Jiangning, modern-day Nanjing, Jiangsu, China
Shaanxi Provincial Mint, China
Shandong Provincial Mint, China
Shanxi Provincial Mint, China
Yunnan Provincial Mint, China

Comments

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.

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Date VG F VF XF AU UNC Frequency
ND (1576-1620)  $ 3.90 98% Hartill#20.140: Regular characters
ND (1576-1620)  4% Hartill#20.141: Large characters

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