Item number: A1010

Year: AD 1667-1670

Material: Brass

Size: 26.7 x 26.7 x 0.8 mm

Weight: 3.7 g

Manufactured by: Shaanxi Province Bureau

Provenance:

1. Noonans 2022

2. D. L. F. Sealy Collection

This coin is a circulating currency piece from the reign of the third Qing Emperor, Kangxi (AD 1661-AD 1722), minted in Xi’an, the capital of Shaanxi Province. It bears the inscription “Kangxi Tongbao.”

The coin has a typical square-holed design and is made of brass. The coin is entirely covered in a black patina, causing the inscriptions on both the obverse and reverse sides to appear somewhat blurred. The obverse side is inscribed with the four Chinese characters “Kangxi Tongbao” in the order of top, bottom, right, and left. On the reverse side, the left and right sides are marked with the Manchu script “ᠰᠠᠠᠨ” and the Chinese character “Shan.”

During the Kangxi period, in addition to the centrally administered mints of the “Bao Quan Bureau” and the “Bao Yuan Bureau,” 24 regional mints were established across various provinces.

The Shaanxi Province Bureau began producing Kangxi Tongbao coins in the 6th year of Kangxi’s reign (AD 1667) following central government orders, but minting ceased in the 9th year of Kangxi’s reign (AD 1670). The Shaanxi Bureau had been established in the 1st year of the Shunzhi reign (AD 1644) and remained in operation until it was finally abolished in the 31st year of the Guangxu reign (AD 1905).

物件編號: A1010

年代: 公元 1667-1670 年

材質: 黃銅

尺寸: 26.7 x 26.7 x 0.8 mm

重量: 3.7 g

製造地: 陝西省局

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)，於陝西省省會西安鑄造的流通貨幣「康熙通寶」。

錢幣形制為典型的方孔錢，材質為黃銅。錢幣通體包裹著黑色包漿，使其正反兩面的銘文些許模糊。錢幣正面按上、下、右、左順序，依序鐫刻漢字「康熙通寶」四字。錢幣背面的左右兩側，分別以滿文「᠋ᠰᠠᠠᠨ」和漢字「陝」標示錢幣的鑄造地點。

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。陝西省局於康熙6年(公元1667年)，按中央命令鑄造康熙通寶，直到康熙9年(公元1670年)停鑄。陝西省局自順治元年(公元1644年)成立，直到光緒31年(公元1905年)方才遭到裁撤。