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25 mm
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"In 1635 orders were given to improve the coinage, and to add the legend Yi Li, one Li, i.e. a thousand part of a tael or an ounce, indicating the value in silver. On the right side is the name of the mint" [S] YiLi. The Yi was placed above the Li. |
26 mm
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25 mm
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27 mm
"This coin was cast in the year of the Emperor's reign (1644). It was issued from the mint attached to the Board of Revenue at Peking, and bears on the reverse the inscription in Manchu letters Boo Ciowan, being the transcript of the two Chinese characters Pao Ch'uan, 'the Fountain Head of the Currency." The money from this mint served as a model for the provincial coinages" [S] |
27 mm
Similar to the coin above but from the Board of Public Works Mint - 'The Source of Currency.' |
The following coins indicate the mint they were manufactured by the corresponding Chinese character and Manchu mark. |
26 mm
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27 mm
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27 mm
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27.5 mm
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27 mm
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