Qing Dynasty Cash Coin (Emperor Kangxi or similar)

China · 1662-1722 (Kangxi era style)

A round cast-metal coin with a square central hole, featuring Manchu and Chinese script on the obverse and reverse.

Country: China
Year: 1662-1722 (Kangxi era style)
Denomination: 1 Cash (1 Wen)
Metal: Bronze or Brass (typically copper-zinc-tin alloy)

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Overview

A round cast-metal coin with a square central hole, featuring Manchu and Chinese script on the obverse and reverse.

Historical significance

Chinese cash coins served as the standard currency of imperial China for millennia. They were cast rather than struck, featuring a square hole that allowed them to be strung together in strings of 1,000 for large transactions.

Obverse (front)

Four Chinese characters arranged around the square central hole reading top-bottom-right-left (or clockwise), representing the reigning emperor's era name.

Reverse (back)

Manchu script characters positioned to the right and left of the square hole denoting the mint bureau, with some variants featuring additional symbols.