1 Cash - Yongli 1646-1659

Weight

4.03 g

Diameter

25 mm

Thickness

NA

Material

Brass

Shape

Round with a square hole

Edge Type

Plain

Technique

Cast

Front design

Four Chinese ideograms read top to bottom, right to left.

Back design

One Chinese ideogram above.

Year of Minting

1646-1659

Ruler

NA

Mint location

NA

Mint mark

NA

Orientation

Medal alignment ↑↑

Inscriptions

Obverse: 永 通 寶 曆 Reverse: 辅

Context

1 Cash - Yongli Tongbao; Yu - Hartill # 21.58 1 Cash - Yongli Tongbao; Chi - Hartill # 21.59 1 Cash - Yongli Tongbao; Du - Hartill # 21.60 © テリウス＿Official 1 Cash - Yongli Tongbao; Du - Hartill # 21.61 1 Cash - Yongli Tongbao; Du - Hartill # 21.62 1 Cash - Yongli Tongbao; Bu - Hartill # 21.63 1 Cash - Yongli Tongbao; Bu - Hartill # 21.64 1 Cash - Yongli Tongbao; Dao - Hartill # 21.65 1 Cash - Yongli Tongbao; Liu - Hartill # 21.66 1 Cash - Yongli Tongbao; Yue - Hartill # 21.67 1 Cash - Yongli Tongbao; Fu - Hartill # 21.68 1 Cash - Yongli Tongbao; Ming - Hartill # 21.69 1 Cash - Yongli Tongbao; Ding - Hartill # 21.70 1 Cash - Yongli Tongbao; Ding - Hartill # 21.71 1 Cash - Yongli Tongbao; Guo - Hartill # 21.72 The twelve possible characters of the 'Imperial Message Coins' are said to form a message when arranged in the proper order. Out of the twelve characters, one is an invention (府; the first Fu), with all historic examples not being genuine. The above translation of the message is the traditionally accepted one, although other translations do exist. With that being said, there is not actually any proof that these coins were meant to form a message. It is just as likely that these characters were randomly chosen as privy marks. Those with an 'open-head Tong' were presumably cast at the Guizhou Mint (in Zunyi); those with a 'closed-head Tong' were presumably cast at the Yunnan Mint.

Rarity

Ultra rare

Coin type

Standard circulation

In circulation

No

Demonetized

Yes

Marketplace listings

0