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Schjöth 1425, Hartill 20.25 Type 1, KM 320.1
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Kangxi (1662-1722)
1 cash (cast brass), 1667-1670, Shandong province (Linqing mint), 26 mm.
Obv: Kangxi tongbao.
Rev: Lin (in Manchurian) to the left, lin (in Chinese) to the right.
Type 1 is comprised of coins with a two dot tong, a nominal weight of 1.4 qian (= 5.22 grams), and a diameter over 26 mm.
This is one of a series of twenty coins known as “poem” coins (shi qian), which, according to folklore, have talismanic qualities when placed together. The coins were put in a specific order in which the mint names formed a “poem.” The poem did not have a particular meaning, but rhymed according to the rules of classical Chinese poetry.
Hartill rarity 9
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