Item number: A971

Year: AD 1680-1682

Material: Brass

Size: 26.8 x 26.8 x 1.1 mm

Weight: 5.0 g

Manufactured by: Zhangzhou Prefecture Bureau

Provenance:

1. Noonans 2022

2. D. L. F. Sealy Collection

This coin was a circulating currency known as “Kangxi Tongbao,” minted during the reign of the third emperor of the Qing Dynasty, Kangxi, spanning from AD 1661 to AD 1722. It was produced at the coin mint in Zhangzhou Prefecture, Fujian Province.

The coin is circular with a square hole in the center, primarily made of brass. The outer part of the coin forms two concentric circles, with the outer circle in a dark brown color, smooth and without any patterns. The inner circle on the obverse side, surrounding the square hole, features the inscription “Kangxi Tongbao” in regular script at the top, bottom, right, and left in sequence. On the reverse side, also centered around the square hole, both the left and right sides bear inscriptions in Manchu and Chinese characters, indicating the minting location as the abbreviated form “Zhang” for Zhangzhou.

During the Kangxi era, in addition to the central mints, “Baoquan Bureau” and “Baoyuan Bureau,”24 regional mints were established. The “Kangxi Tongbao” is the earliest locally minted currency in the Zhangzhou region during the Qing Dynasty. During the years AD 1680-1682, specifically in Kangxi 19-21, the “Zhangzhou Prefecture Bureau,” was briefly established in Zhangzhou Prefecture, colloquially known as “Baozhang Bureau,” responsible for minting the Kangxi Tongbao.

Particularly during the Shunzhi and Kangxi reigns of the Qing Dynasty, mints were established at sub-provincial administrative levels to meet the demands of warfare. The motivation behind establishing the Baozhang Bureau was the Qing court’s need for local preparations to attack the Ming Zheng forces entrenched off the coast of Fujian, specifically Taiwan. The year following the cessation of operations at Baozhang Bureau, in Kangxi 22 (AD 1683), the Qing court successfully incorporated Taiwan into its territory, highlighting the close connection between Baozhang Bureau and military activities.

物件編號: A971

年代: 公元 1680-1682 年

材料: 黃銅

尺寸: 26.8 x 26.8 x 1.1 mm

重量: 5.0 g

製造地: 漳州府局

來源:

1. 諾南斯 2022

2. 大衛.萊斯利.福布斯.西利舊藏

此硬幣為清朝第三任皇帝康熙年間(公元1661-1722年)，於福建省漳州府鑄錢局鑄造之流通貨幣「康熙通寶」。

錢幣呈圓形，中間有一方孔，主要材質為黃銅。錢幣外觀為一雙同心圓，外圓呈黃銅色，光滑無圖案；內圓鐫字部分呈黑褐色。正面的內圓以方孔為中心，於上、下、右、左處以楷書依序鐫刻「康熙通寶」四字。背面亦以方孔為中心，於其左右兩側，分別以滿文和漢文鐫刻鑄造地：漳州府簡稱「漳」。

康熙年間，隸屬中央的「寶泉局」和「寶源局」之外，各地方亦先後設立鑄錢局24處。康熙通寶為清代漳洲地方最早鑄造的錢幣，彼時福建一省於省會福州有鑄錢局外，康熙19年至21年(公元1680-1682年)間，閩南的漳洲府曾短暫設立「漳州府局」，簡稱「寶漳局」負責鑄造康熙通寶。清代尤其順治和康熙年間，為應對戰爭需求，曾在省級以下行政單位設立鑄錢局。設立寶漳局的動機，即清廷需就地籌備攻打盤據在福建外海，即臺灣的明鄭勢力。寶漳局停辦的隔年，康熙22年(公元1683年)，清廷便成功將臺灣收入版圖，彰顯寶漳局跟軍事活動的密切關係。