Item number: A635

Year: AD 1723-1733

Material: Brass

Size: 27.0 x 26.8 x 1.1 mm

Weight: 5.05 g

Manufactured by: Bao Zhe Bureau

Provenance:

1. Noonans 2022

2. D. L. F. Sealy Collection

This is the “Yongzheng Tongbao,” a square-holed coin issued by the Bao Zhe Bureau in Zhejiang Province during the reign of the fifth emperor of the Qing Dynasty, the Yongzheng Emperor, who ruled from AD 1722 to AD 1735.

The outer rim, inner rim, and central square hole of the coin are well-defined. The inner rim of the obverse is engraved with the four Chinese characters “Yongzheng Tongbao.” The inner rim of the reverse is inscribed with the Manchu script “ᠪᠣᠣ ᠵᡝ” (Bao Zhe).

The Bao Zhe Bureau was initially established in the 6th year of the Shunzhi reign (AD 1649) under the administration of the Zhejiang Provincial Government. It was originally named the “Zhejiang Provincial Bureau” but was later renamed during the Yongzheng period when minting factories were uniformly designated with the character “Bao” in their names. During the Qing Dynasty, currency was issued by various regional mints, and measures such as adding or closing mints and reducing the number of furnaces were used to control the circulation of currency. Due to insufficient copper production in Zhejiang, the operations of the Bao Je Bureau were intermittent.

物件編號: A635

年代: 公元 1723-1733 年

材質: 黃銅

尺寸: 27.0 x 26.8 x 1.1 mm

重量: 5.05 g

製造地: 寶浙局

來源:

1. 諾南斯 2022

2. 大衛.萊斯利.福布斯.西利舊藏

這是清朝第五任皇帝雍正在位期間(公元1722至1735年)，於浙江省所設立「寶浙局」發行之「雍正通寶」，其外觀為方孔錢。

錢幣的外廓、內廓和中央的方孔略十分清晰。正面的內廓鐫刻漢字「雍正通寶」四字。背面的內廓則鐫刻滿文「ᠪᠣᠣ ᠵᡝ」（寶浙）二字。

「寶浙局」最早設立於順治6年(公元1649年)，由浙江省布政使司管理，最初命名為「浙江省局」，後於雍正時期，統一將鑄幣廠以「寶」字命名。清代貨幣由各地分散發行，並且以增局、撤局、減爐等方式，控制貨幣流通的數量。因浙江生產的銅料不足，導致寶浙局時開時停。