Currencies of the Ming and Qing Dynasties
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Every emperor in the Ming Dynasty would cast new currency to replace the old one. The coins in the early Ming Dynasty were different from those of late Ming in shape and inscriptions. The early-Ming coins had narrow annulus, and the inscriptions were straight and graceful; and the late-Ming coins had wider annulus, and the inscriptions were mainly written in Song style. To avoid the mentioning of the character "yuan" as it appeared in the name of Emperor Taizu Zhu Yuanzhang, the coins and paper currency were invariably called "tongbao" (literally, circulated treasure). The coins used before the reign of Emperor Jiajing were cast by bronze, while during and after his reign by copper. |
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- Copper coins in the Ming Dynasty
- Copper coins in the Ming Dynasty
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- Coins inscribed with "Yongle Tongbao"
- Copper coins in the Ming DynastyIt was cast in Yongle Period during the reign of Zhu Di, Emperor Chengzu of Ming.
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- Paper currency circulated in the Ming Dynasty
- The paper currency circulated in the Ming Dynasty was called "Daming Tongxing Baochao".
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- Jinhua Yin
- Started from the first year of Zhengtong Period (1436) of the Ming Dynasty, the imperial court prescribed that the grain tax in Jiangnan region should be levied in silver, which was called "jinhua...
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- Coins inscribed with “Dashun Tongbao” and "Yongchang Tongbao"
- In 1644, Zhang Xianzhong ascended the throne in Chengdu, entitling the state "Daxi" and the reign "Dashun" and casting "Dashun Tongbao" coins as currency.
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- Coin inscribed with "Xiwang Shanggong" cast by Zhang Xianzhong
- Coin inscribed with "Xiwang Shanggong" cast by Zhang Xianzhong
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- Shunzhi Tongbao
- Cast in the first year of Emperor Shunzhi's reign (1644) during the Qing Dynasty.
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- Coin inscribed with "Liyong Tongbao"
- The coin was cast by "dian" (Dian is the short form of "Yunnan") copper by Wu Sangui in 1674 in Yunnan.
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- Coin inscribed with "Zhaowu Tongbao"
- During the seventeenth year of Kangxi Period, Wu Sangui ascended the throne in Hengyang of Hunan Province, entitling the state "Dazhou" and the reign "Zhaowu".
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- Coin inscribed with "Tianguo Shengbao"
- It was issued by the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom in 1854.
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- Coin of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom
- Copper coin of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom
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- Coin inscribed with "Qixiang Tongbao"
- Cast in 1861
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