Item number: A1037

Year: AD 1661-1662 / 1667-1670

Material: Brass

Size: 27.3 x 27.4 x 1.1 mm

Weight: 4.2 g

Manufactured by: Shandong 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 Jinan, the capital of 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, 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. The reverse side of the coin, centred around the square hole, features inscriptions on either side indicating the minting location. On the left side, the Manchu script “ᡩᠣᠩ” is inscribed, while on the right side, the Chinese character “Dong” is engraved.

Compared to another coin in the museum’s collection, the Manchu script on the reverse side of this coin appears thicker, though the details of the strokes are relatively more blurred.

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 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, 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 Dong 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 Bao Dong 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: A1037

年代: 公元 1661-1662 / 1667-1670 年

材質: 黃銅

尺寸: 27.3 x 27.4 x 1.1 mm

重量: 4.2 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

此硬幣為清朝第三任皇帝康熙年間(公元1661-1722年)，於山東省會濟南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；內圓鐫字部分呈黑褐色。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「ᡩᠣᠩ」和漢字「東」鐫刻鑄造地。

這枚錢幣跟本館另一枚收藏相比，其背面的滿文來得較為粗壯，筆畫細節卻較為模糊。

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」。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」，簡稱「寶東局」。

康熙於順治18年(公元1661年)登基後，寶東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)，寶東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。