Item number: A340

Year: AD 1661-1662 / 1667-1673

Material: Brass

Size: 27.3 x 27.3 x 0.9 mm

Weight: 4.5 g

Manufactured by: Linqing Town Bureau

Provenance: Fuchin Coin 2024

This is a “Kangxi Tongbao,” a circulating coin minted during the reign of the Qing Dynasty’s third emperor, Kangxi (AD 1661-AD 1722), at the Linqing Town Bureau in Shandong Province. This coin has been artistically enhanced with carved decorations around the outer edge on both sides, transforming it into a “flower coin.”

The coin is circular with a square hole in the center, primarily made of brass. The coin features a design of concentric circles, with the outer circle displaying a brass colour and the inner circle, which contains the inscriptions, exhibiting a blackish-brown hue. The outer circle is intricately decorated with three repeating motifs of a three-petalled flower, fruit, and leaves, showcasing fine carving craftsmanship.

The inner circle, centred around a square hole, has the four characters “Kangxi Tongbao” inscribed in regular script, positioned respectively at the top, bottom, right, and left.

The reverse side of the coin features an outer circle adorned with two sets of radiating lines and elegant floral patterns. The inner circle, centred around a square hole, has the mint location inscribed on the left and right sides. The Manchu script “ᠯᠯᡳᠨ” is inscribed on the left, while the Chinese character “Lin” is engraved on the right, indicating the coin’s minting location.

During the Kangxi era, in addition to the central mints “Bao Quan Bureau” and “Bao Yuan Bureau,” a total of 24 regional mints were established. In the Qing dynasty, the minting of coins in Shandong Province began in the 2nd year of the Shunzhi reign (AD 1645) with the establishment of the “Linqing Town Bureau” in Linqing Town, Shandong. Shortly thereafter, in the 6th year of Shunzhi (AD 1649), the “Shandong Province Bureau” was established in Jinan, the provincial capital of Shandong, and was abbreviated as the “Bao Dong Bureau.”

In the 18th year of the Shunzhi reign (AD 1661), after Kangxi ascended the throne, various regional mints, including the Bao Lin Bureau, received samples and began minting Kangxi Tongbao coins. However, in the following year, the 1st year of the Kangxi reign (1662 AD), a new policy retained only the Jiangning Bureau in Nanjing at the local level, temporarily closing all other regional mints. It was not until the 6th year of Kangxi (AD 1667) that the Bao Lin Bureau was granted approval by the Ministry of Revenue to resume operations. In the 12th year of the Kangxi reign (AD 1673), the Bao Lin Bureau received another order to cease minting operations, and there are no records of it resuming thereafter.

In the 14th year of Kangxi (AD 1675), the operations of the Bao Lin Bureau were entirely transferred to the Baodong Bureau, marking the end of the Bao Lin Bureau’s history.

物件編號: A340

年代: 公元 1661-1662 / 1667-1673 年

材料: 黃銅

尺寸: 27.3 x 27.3 x 0.9 mm

重量: 4.5 g

製造地: 臨清鎮局

來源: 福君錢幣 2024

這是一枚以清朝第三任皇帝康熙年間(公元1661-1722年)，山東省臨清直隸州的鑄錢局鑄造之流通貨幣「康熙通寶」為底，於錢幣雙面的外圓施以刀工裝飾的花錢。

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，內圓鐫字部分呈黑褐色。正面的外圓以精巧的刀工工藝，刻上三組重複的三瓣花、果實和葉片組合；內圓則以方孔為中心，於上、下、右、左處以楷書依序鐫刻「康熙通寶」四字。

背面的外圓刻有兩組的光芒和典雅的花草紋飾；內圓以方孔為中心，於其左右兩側，分別以滿文「ᠯᠯᡳᠨ」和漢文「臨」鐫刻鑄造地。

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。山東一省於清代的鑄錢始於順治2年(公元1645年)，於山東臨清直隸州設立「臨清鎮局」簡稱為「寶臨局」。作為山東省會的濟南府，則是直到順治6年(公元1649年)才設立「山東省局」，簡稱「寶東局」。

康熙於順治18年(公元1661年)登基後，寶臨局在內的各地方鑄錢局收到樣本，開爐鑄造康熙通寶。然而隔年的康熙元年(公元1662年)，新政策僅在地方上保留位處南京的江寧局，其餘各地的鑄錢局皆暫時關閉。直到康熙6年(公元1667年)，寶臨局經中央的戶部批准重新開工。康熙12年(公元1673年)，寶臨局再度收到停鑄命令，此後再也沒有開工的紀錄。康熙14年(公元1675年)，寶臨局業務全劃歸於寶東局就此走入歷史。