Item number: A962

Year: AD 1653-1657

Material: Brass

Size: 25.3 x 25.1 x 0.6 mm

Weight: 2.8 g

Manufactured by: Shandong Province Bureau

Provenance:

1. Noonans 2022

2. D. L. F. Sealy Collection

This is a “Shunzhi Tongbao” coin minted during the reign of Shunzhi, the first emperor of the Qing Dynasty after entering China proper. The coin was produced in Shandong Province. This coin has a typical square hole design and is made of brass. On the obverse, the characters “Shunzhi Tongbao” are inscribed in the order of top, bottom, right, and left. The reverse of the coin features Chinese characters on both sides, with the denomination “一厘” (One Cash) inscribed on the left and the abbreviation for the mint location, “東” (Dong), on the right.

The denomination “One Cash” inscribed on the reverse indicates the equivalent amount of silver for which this brass coin could be exchanged. Beginning in the mid-Ming Dynasty, a large influx of silver from the Americas flowed into China, leading to silver gradually becoming the commonly accepted precious metal among the populace. Particularly towards the end of the Ming Dynasty, the value of silver proved to be more stable than that of brass coins. As a result, the Qing court, having just entered the realm, continued to follow the Ming system of minting until it ceased production in the 14th year of Shunzhi’s reign (AD 1657). This type of coin, featuring a silver exchange denomination on the reverse, is referred to as the third style within the numismatic community.

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 Prefecture Bureau in Linqing Prefecture, Shandong. Shortly thereafter, in the 6th year of Shunzhi (AD 1649), the Shandong Province Bureau was established in Jinan, the provincial capital of Shandong.

During the 18-year reign of Emperor Shunzhi, the “Shunzhi Tongbao” coins were categorised into five major types based on the patterns on the reverse side:

物件編號: A962

年代: 公元 1653-1657 年

材質: 黃銅

尺寸: 25.3 x 25.1 x 0.6 mm

重量: 2.8 g

製造地: 山東省局

來源:

1. 諾南斯 2022

2. 大衛.萊斯利.福布斯.西利舊藏

這是清朝入關的首任皇帝順治所鑄造的「順治通寶」，鑄造地點為山東省。這枚錢幣形制為典型的方孔錢，材質為黃銅。錢幣正面按上、下、右、左順序，依序鐫刻漢字「順治通寶」四字。錢幣背後左右兩側，分別以漢字在左側鐫刻面額「一厘」，右側是鑄造地點的簡稱「東」。

背面鐫刻的面額「一厘」為這枚銅錢得以兌換的等價白銀。明朝中葉起，來自美洲新大陸的白銀大舉流入中國，使得白銀逐漸成為民間通用的貴金屬。尤其在明朝末年之際，白銀的價值比銅錢來得更為穩定，故剛入關不久的清廷也延續明制鑄造，直到順治14年(公元1657年)才停鑄。這種背面帶有白銀兌換面額的版型，錢幣界將其命名為第三式。

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。不久在順治6年(公元1649年)，設於山東首府濟南府，全名為山東省局。

順治皇帝統治的18年間，其鑄造的順治通寶按照背面版式，總計有五大種類：