Item number: A1039

Year: AD 1661-1662 / 1667-1670

Material: Brass

Size: 26.1 x 26.1 x 0.8 mm

Weight: 3.25 g

Manufactured by: Henan Province 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 Kaifeng, the capital of Henan 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 brass 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 “He” for Henan.

Compared to another piece in this collection, the character on the right side of the reverse of this coin is more elongated, while the Manchu inscription on the left side is missing a stroke.

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. The “Henan Province Bureau,” located in Kaifeng and abbreviated as the “Bao He Bureau,” was established at the beginning of the reign of the previous emperor, Shunzhi.

In the 18th year of the Shunzhi reign (AD 1661), after Kangxi ascended the throne, various regional mints, including the Bao He Bureau, received samples and began minting Kangxi Tongbao coins. However, in the following year, the 1st year of the Kangxi reign (AD 1662), 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 Baohe Bureau was granted approval by the Ministry of Revenue to resume operations. Nonetheless, in the 9th year of Kangxi (AD 1670), it received another order to cease operations, and no further Kangxi Tongbao coins were minted thereafter.

物件編號: A1039

年代: 公元 1661-1662 / 1667-1670 年

材料: 黃銅

尺寸: 26.1 x 26.1 x 0.8 mm

重量: 3.25 g

製造地: 河南省局

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)，於河南省會開封府的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。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「ᡭᡠ」和漢文「河」鐫刻鑄造地。

這枚錢幣跟本館另一枚收藏相比，其背面右側的漢字較為狹長，左側的滿文則缺少一筆筆劃。

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。位於開封的「河南省鑄錢局」，簡稱為「寶河局」在前任皇帝順治登基之初便已設立。

康熙於順治18年(公元1661年)登基後，寶河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)，寶河局經中央的戶部批准重新開工。不過在康熙9年(公元1670年)，再度收到停工的命令，後續不再鑄造康熙通寶。