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In 1661, The young Shun Chih Emperor caught smallpox and passed
away. His third son, Hsuan Yeh The coinage of the K'ang Hsi series is very interesting. Have
you heard about the K'ang Hsi Ch'ien Shih |
was
chosen to succeed the throne at the age of eight with the reign
title K'ang Hsi. The Emperor K'ang Hsi had reigned China for
61 years. His long and prosperous reign periods was famous not
only of the Qing dynasty but of the whole of Chinese history.
When he passed away in 1722, he left a flourshng and stable kingdom.
? It
was arranged by the Chinese collector with the different mints
in the form of a Chinese poetry during the Chien Long period
and now it is the favourite target for the Chinese collectors.
 T'ung |
 Fu |
 Lin |
 Tung |
 Chiang, |
 Hsuan |
 Yuan |
 Su |
 Chi |
 Ch'ang, |
 Nan |
 Ho |
 Ning |
 Kuang |
 Che, |
 T'ai |
 Kuei |
 Shen |
 Yun |
 Chang. |
Extremely Rare A ~ Very Rare B ~ Rare C ~ Not So Many D ~ Common E
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No. 0056 |
| Mint: Changsha | ||
| Diam. 24 mm | ||
| Wt. 3.0 g. | ||
| Rareness C | ||
| Mint Evolution and Peculiarity | ||
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This coin was cast by the Changsha Mint of Hunan Province bearing
with the "Nan" mint marks written in both Manchu and
Han script on the reverse. When Hunan and Hupeh Provinces were split from Hukuang Province in the sixth year of the K'ang Hsi reign (1667), Changsha Mint of Hunan Province was established in the same year. Its cash are relatively rare and comparatively smaller in diameter. [Personally, I have seen two "Hunan K'anghsi T'ung Pao" only in Hong Kong for the past 10 years. It is rare really!] Hunan copper cash are very similar to those later cast in Kwangtung Province, in reddish appearance and lighter in weight. In 1683, another mint was established in Hunan Province. [But, I don't know where the new mint was situated. May be some more advanced collector can help me] In 1697, Hunan cash were forbidden to circulate in the market as they were too small and light. Actually, Hunan copper cash were still used in 1708. Hunan Mint was closed in 1700. |
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No. 0057 |
| Mint: Kaifeng | ||
| Diam. 27 mm | ||
| Wt. 3.4 g. | ||
| Rareness E | ||
| Mint Evolution and Peculiarity | ||
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Kaifang Mint of Honan Province was established in the tenth year
of the Shun Chih reign (1653). In 1667, all the provincial mints
were reopened. Kaifang Mint cast the K'ang Hsi T'ung Pao again
with the "Ho" mint mark in both
Chinese and Manchu characters on the reverse. It ceased minting
three year later (1670). It actually had cast cash for three
years only. |
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No. 0058 |
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Mint: Kiangning or Ninghsia and or Ningpo ? |
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| Diam. 27 mm | ||
| Wt. 4.9 g. | ||
| Rareness E | ||
| Mint Evolution and Peculiarity | ||
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In the Qing Dynasty, the mint marks in both Chinese and Manchu
characters on the reverse of the coin are normally indicated
where the coin was cast. But the identifying character of this
coin, On the contrary, character Mr. Fr. Schjoth had wrote that "Ning" was used for Ningpo Mint in Chekiang Province in his book about Chinese currency. About the identifying character of this coin, |
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No. 0059 |
| Mint: Kwangchow | ||
| Diam. 24 mm | ||
| Wt. 3.3 g. | ||
| Rareness E | ||
| Mint Evolution and Peculiarity | ||
Kwangchow Mint (Canton) was first established in the 7th year
of K'ang Hsi reign (1668AD), for the casting of the cash coins
, each weighting 1.4 mace (rare now). On the reverse are mint
marks "Kuang" in both Manchu script and Han script. It ceased minting in 1670, until the 25th
year of K'ang Hsi reign (1686AD) it resumed minting of coins
reduced in weight to 1 mace with the newly established Chao Ch'ing
Mint. Chao Ch'ing Mint was closed in 1687. Kwangchow Mint cast
coins of 0.7 mace in weight during 1695AD to 1698AD. [1 mace
= 3.73 gram] The use of cash coins had lasted until the 16th
year of the Republic of China (1927AD) in Kwangtung province,
but the cash coins had fade away gradually from the market after
1931, as the "T'ung Yuan" [  Copper coin ] was quiet popularly used
in Kwangtung province. |
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| Obverse | Reverse | Description |
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No. 0060 |
| Mint: Hangchow | ||
| Diam. 27 mm | ||
| Wt. 4.2 g. | ||
| Rareness E | ||
| Mint Evolution and Peculiarity | ||
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Hangchow Mint of Chekiang Province was first established in the
6th year of Shun Chih reign (1649AD). After it terminated casting
coins in 1662, Hangchow Mint reopened to cast coins again in
1667. It cast coins of "K'ang Hsi T'ung Pao" bearing
with "Che" mint marks in both Han script and
Manchu script on the reverse. It ceased minting in 1674. In the
35th year of K'ang Hsi reign (1696AD) another mint was established
in Chekiang Province casting coins until 1698. It is very strange to me that some of the numismatic works pointed out, Chekiang coins are too small with a reddish appearance, similar to those of Hunan and Kwangtung. But I don't think so, at least what I have seen are the same as other standard cash of Qing dynasty. |
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"Ku Ch'ien Kao
Lueh" wrote by 
Mr. Ch'ien Wu Chiu
in the Taokuang period (1821-1850), 
, 
"Ch'ien
Pi K'ao" of "Ch'ing Ch'ao Wen Hsien T'ung K'ao",
( A Comprehensive Historical Compendium of the Documents of the
Qing Dynasty, numismatics) wrote in the Chien Long period (1736-1796).
"Chih
Ch'ien T'ung Kao" (A Comprehensive study of Chinese Coin)
wrote by Mr. T'ang Yu K'un in 1852.
