Yung Zheng T'ung Pao

[ Yung Cheng T'ung Pao or Yong Zheng Tong Bao ]

( 1723 ~ 1736 A.D. )

Part D

During the reign of Yung Zheng, there was probably no need for a more issue of coins for the market demand in the country, because of the sufficien coins minted in the reign of K'anghsi, and also due to the shortage of copper supply at that time. The issue of Yung Zheng T'ung Pao was limited, not so many of them are extant today.

Marks of Rareness of the Collected Currencies
Extremely Rare A ~ Very Rare B ~ Rare C ~ Not So Many D ~ Common E

Obverse	Reverse	Description
		No. 0013
		Mint: Board of Revenue
		Diam. 25 mm
		Wt. 4.6 g.
		Rareness E
Peculiarity
Pao Chuan Chu and Pao Yuan Chu were the central Mint Masters in Peking in the Qing Dynasty. According to the Imperial Decree of the nineth year (1652) of the Shun Zhi reign, every provincial mint must report to the Pao Ch'uan Chu each year except Pao Yuan Chu.
Obverse	Reverse	Description
		No. 0014
		Mint: Board of Revenue
		Diam. 26.5 mm
		Wt. 5.5 g.
		Rareness D
Peculiarity
This Yung Zheng coin looks like a red cash made in Sinkiang. but red cash should be cast in the reign of Chien Long and in the reigns after it. The inscriptions on the reverse are Manchu characters "Pao" and "Ch'uan"
Obverse	Reverse	Description
		No. 0023
		Mint: Board of Revenue
		Diam. 27 mm
		Wt. 4.9 g.
		Rareness D
Peculiarity
This Yung Zheng "Pao-ch'uan" coin is special with its inscriptions consisted of even and fine lines on the both sides. The hole in the center is large than other "Pao-ch'uan" coin. I wander this may be a Yang Ch'ien [Pattern coin for the minting of the new cash coins]
Obverse	Reverse	Description
		No. 0015
		Mint: Board of Works
		Diam. 26 mm
		Wt. 4.3 g.
		Rareness E
Peculiarity
Kung-pu Pao Yuan Chu [Board of Works ] was first established in 1644. It is normally called Ching-Chu [Mints in Peking] same as Hu-pu Pao Ch'uan Chu [Board of Revenue], yet its mintage was only about half as the Pao Ch'uan Chu.
Obverse	Reverse	Description
		No. 0020
		Mint: Hupeh
		Diam. 27 mm
		Wt. 4.5 g.
		Rareness D
Peculiarity
This coin was cast in Pao Hu Mint which original named as Hu Kuang Chu [Hunan & Kwangtung Provincial Mint] and was established in 1646 of the Shun Zhi reign. Its name was changed during Yung Zheng reign.