Item number: A1066-2

Year: AD 1661-1662 / 1667-1673

Material: Brass

Size: 26.4 x 26.5 x 1.0 mm

Weight: 4.0 g

Manufactured by: Linqing Town 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 Linqing Town, Shandong 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. The lower half of the coin’s obverse and the entire reverse side are covered with a layer of black patina. 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, centered around the square hole, 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.

Compared to other coins in the collection, the upper strokes of the Manchu script on this coin feature a distinctive upward hook forming a right angle.

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 Bao Dong Bureau, marking the end of the Bao Lin Bureau’s history.

物件編號: A1066-2

年代: 公元 1661-1662 / 1667-1673 年

材質: 黃銅

尺寸: 26.4 x 26.5 x 1.0 mm

重量: 4.0 g

製造地: 臨清鎮局

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)，於山東省臨清直隸州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，光滑無圖案。錢幣正面的下半部和整個背面包裹著黑色包漿。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「ᠯᠯᡳᠨ」和漢文「臨」鐫刻鑄造地。

這枚錢幣跟本館其他收藏相比，其滿文上側和下側的筆劃之間，被一個空隙分割為兩個部分。

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。