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Description: | Eighty-nine cast brass coins strung together, all of them are inscribed on obverse with different reign title of the Qing emperors: 'Qianlong', 1736-95, 'Jiaqing', 1796-1820, 'Daoguang', 1821-50, and 'Tongzhi', 1862-74; followed by 'tongbao' which means 'circulating treasure' or 'coin'. The inscription reads from top to bottom, then right to left around the square hole. All have Manchus script inscribed on reverse. | Publisher: | http://www.horniman.ac.uk/ | Rights holder: | Horniman Museum and Gardens | Subjects: | cotton coins metal Currency China amulets | Source: | Horniman Museum | Identifier: | oai:oai.horniman.ac.uk:object-8716 | Go to resource |
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