Chinese coins - for beginners

 

Top
Left
Right
Bottom
This reverse would read

Tang Pai Su Boo
Where Tang Pai means "Equal to 100",
Boo means coin
and
SU is the Mintmark refering to the
Su mint, Suchow in Kiangsu province

The top character in multiple cash coins (except Fukien province coins) is
Tang meaning "equal to". This means the coin is "equal to" the value of the bottom character.

See other multiple cash coin markings
See other
Mintmarks

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