Item number: A674

Year: AD 1736-1796

Material:

Size: 24.3 x 24.2 x 1.1 mm

Weight: 4.5 g

Manufactured by: Bao Yong Bureau

Provenance:

1. Noonans 2022

2. D. L. F. Sealy Collection

This is the “Qianlong Tongbao,” issued by the “Bao Yong Bureau,” established in Yunnan during the reign of Emperor Qianlong, the sixth emperor of the Qing Dynasty (AD 1735–AD 1769). The coin features a square hole design.

The outer and inner rims of the coin, along with the central square hole, are exceptionally clear. The inner rim on the obverse side is inscribed with the four Chinese characters “Qianlong Tongbao,” while the reverse side bears the two Manchu characters “ᠪᠣᡠ ᠶᠣᠩ” (Bao Yong). Both the Chinese and Manchu inscriptions appear somewhat loosely structured, with significant wear on the Manchu script.

The “Bao Yong Bureau,” located in Yunnan, was a mint established during the Shunzhi period. Yunnan was a significant source of copper ore for the Qing Dynasty, with the locally produced copper known as “Tián copper”(滇銅), serving as a crucial material for minting copper coins. Due to regional advantages, coins produced by the Bao Yong Bureau generally had a larger and thicker composition compared to those from other mints.

物件編號: A674

年代: 公元 1736-1796 年

材質:

尺寸: 24.3 x 24.2 x 1.1 mm

重量: 4.5 g

製造地: 寶雲局

來源:

1. 諾南斯 2022

2. 大衛.萊斯利.福布斯.西利舊藏

這是清朝第六任皇乾隆在位期間(公元1735至1796年)，由雲南地方所設立「寶雲局」發行之「乾隆通寶」，其外觀為方孔錢。

錢幣的外廓、內廓和中央的方孔十分清晰。正面的內廓鐫刻漢字「乾隆通寶」四字，背面的為滿文「ᠪᠣᡠ ᠶᠣᠩ」（寶雲）二字。不論是漢字或者滿文結構都較鬆散，且滿文磨損嚴重。

「寶雲局」位於雲南，是從順治時期成立的造幣廠。雲南為清朝銅礦的重要產地，此地生產的銅礦稱「滇銅」，作為清朝鑄造銅幣的重要來源。因地利關係，比較清代寶雲局與其他局生產的銅幣，銅料更大、更厚重。。