Moneta's Temple and Gallery

China - Xuantong (Puyi) Red Cash

Moneta — Thu, 15 Sep 2022 23:34:58 -0400

by: Moneta

Description: T. P. Collection. Puyi (1909-12); Obv: Xuan Tong tong bao; Kucha, Xinjiang mint. Rev: Ushi left, right, Kushi (Ku[che] Ten) above and below, strange calligraphy. Hartill #22.1521; 3.2 g., 25 mm., cast 1909 only. Note in David Hartill's "Cast Chinese Coins": Although there are no more records of Ushi casting after the Jiaqing period, there is a Xuantong coin with Ushi on the reverse. This must have been cast by Kucha (the only mint still casting red cash at that time) on behalf of Ushi, although, normally the name of the mint that carried out the casting is on the left/right. In the absence of similar coins, it would seem that this was cast as a result of a normal shortage of cash in the Ushi area, rather than as a 'ji yuan' commemorative issue.

China - Xuantong (Puyi) Cash

Moneta — Thu, 15 Sep 2022 23:24:14 -0400

by: Moneta

Description: T. P. Collection. Puyi (1909-12). Obv: Xuan Tong tong bao; Yunnan province mint. Rev: Boo yun left and right, however, here the character above hole is missing from the type found on Hartill # 22.1520 (a)(No Letter above hole); 1.7 g., 18 mm. See next example for a standard H# 22.1520

China - Xuantong (Puyi) cash

Moneta — Thu, 15 Sep 2022 23:19:30 -0400

by: Moneta

Description: T. P. Collection. Puyi (1909-12). Obv: Xuan Tong tong bao; Yunnan province mint. Rev: Boo yun left and right, character above hole possibly for 'kuang' (mine). Hartill # 22.1520; 1.8 g., 18 mm.

China - Xuantong (Puyi) Cash

Moneta — Thu, 15 Sep 2022 23:12:53 -0400

by: Moneta

Description: T. P. Collection. Puyi (1909-12); Obv: Xuan Tong tong bao; Yunnan province mint. Rev: Boo yun left and right. Rev: shan above. 1909-1911. Hartill # 22.1519 type, 1.6 g; 17 mm.

China - Xuantong (Puyi) machine struck cash

Moneta — Thu, 15 Sep 2022 23:06:05 -0400

by: Moneta

Description: T. P. Collection. Puyi (1909-12); Obv: Xuan Tong tong bao; Guangzhou, Guangdong mint, machine struck. Rev: Boo guwang left and right. Hartill # 22.1518; nominal weight 3.2 fen, 16 mm.

China - Xuantong (Puyi) machine struck cash

Moneta — Thu, 15 Sep 2022 23:01:00 -0400

by: Moneta

Description: T. P. Collection. Puyi (1909-12). Obv: Xuan Tong tong bao; Fuzhou, Fujian mint, machine struck coin. Rev: Boo fu left and right. Nominal weight 4 fen. Hartill # 22.1517; 1.1 g.; 15mm.

China - Xuantong (Puyi) Cash

Moneta — Thu, 15 Sep 2022 22:55:35 -0400

by: Moneta

Description: T. P. Collection. OB: Xuan Tong tong bao; Board of Revenue mint, North Branch. Rev: Boo chiowan left and right. Hartill # 22.1516; 4.2 g.; 23 mm

China - Xuantong (Puyi) Cash

Moneta — Thu, 15 Sep 2022 22:51:50 -0400

by: Moneta

Description: T. P. Collection. OB: Xuan Tong tong bao; Board of Revenue mint, West Branch. Rev: Boo chiowan left and right. Larger coin, diam. ~24mm. Cast 1909 only? Hartill # 22.1515; 4.8 g., 23 mm.

China - Xuantong (Puyi) Cash

Moneta — Thu, 15 Sep 2022 22:43:52 -0400

by: Moneta

Description: T. P. Collection. OB: Xuan Tong tong bao; Board of Revenue mint, North branch. Rev: Boo chiowan left and right; w/ protruding head boo. Hartill # 22.1514; 2.4 g, 19 mm.

China - Xuantong (Puyi) Cash

Moneta — Thu, 15 Sep 2022 22:38:50 -0400

by: Moneta

Description: T. P. Collection. OB: Xuan Tong tong bao (1909 - 1910); Board of Revenue mint, West Branch. Rev: Boo chiowan left and right. Six fen nominal weight. One dot tong. Hartill# 22.1513, 19 mm, 2.2 g.

China - XuangTong (Puyi) The Last Emperor

Moneta — Sat, 13 Mar 2021 11:08:01 -0500

by: Moneta

Description: Some of the last cast coins and some of the last cast for the Chinese Empire are from XuangTong (1909 - 1912) alternate spelling Hsuan Tung. OB: Xuan Tong tong bao; one dot 'tong' West branch Board of Revenue mint; Rx: Boo chiowan (l,r); 18.5 mm; 2.28 g.; Hartill 22.1513 UNC David Hartill says this about the history of the period: The Dowager Empress Cixi finally died in November 1908, the day after the death of Guangxu. Her three-year old nephew, Puyi, succeeded to the throne, under the regency of his father, the second Prince of Qun. His reign was not long. On the 12th of February 1912, the formal abdication of the throne in favor of the republican revolutionaries of Sun Yat-sen was announced and the Qing Dynasty (Manchu, 1644 - 1912) came to an end. The Board of Revenue mint still cast a few cash style in the traditional manner. They did circulate in remote areas for a long time, particularly in Indonesia.

Republic of China, Fukien Province 1 Cash, Wuhan Uprising 1912

Moneta — Mon, 21 Sep 2020 19:11:28 -0400

by: Moneta

Description: QING: Republic, AE cash (2.49g), Fujian Province, H-24.4, fu jian tong bao // aka Wuchang Uprising and Five-colored flag either side of hole, VF, R, ex Jim Farr Collection. Likely cast only in the year 1912 during the first year of the Republic of China. The historical importance of this short series of cast coins, in an age of struck coins, can not be underestimated. The Wuchang Uprising was an armed rebellion against the ruling Qing dynasty that took place in Wuchang (now Wuchang District of Wuhan), Hubei, China on 10 October 1911; this was the beginning of the Xinhai Revolution that successfully overthrew China's last imperial dynasty. It was led by elements of the New Army, influenced by revolutionary ideas from Tongmenghui (see below). The uprising and the eventual revolution directly led to the downfall of the Qing dynasty with almost three centuries of imperial rule, and the establishment of the Republic of China (ROC), which commemorates the anniversary of the uprising's starting date of 10 October as the National Day of the Republic of China. The uprising originated from popular unrest about a railway crisis, and the planning process took advantage of the situation. On 10 October 1911, the New Army stationed in Wuchang launched an assault on the residence of the Viceroy of Huguang. The viceroy, Ruicheng, quickly fled from the residence and the revolutionaries soon took control of the entire city. The Tongmenghui (or T'ung-meng Hui, variously translated as Chinese United League, United League, Chinese Revolutionary Alliance, Chinese Alliance, United Allegiance Society, 中國同盟會) was a secret society and underground resistance movement founded by Sun Yat-sen, Song Jiaoren, and others in Tokyo, Japan, on 20 August 1905. It was formed from the merger of multiple Chinese revolutionary groups in the late Qing dynasty. In August 1912, the Tongmenghui formed the nucleus of the Kuomintang, the governing political party of the republic. [Wikipedia] The flags in history and on the coins of this period are many and interesting. The '5 Colored' flag, the one on the right that defines the 5/6 stripe varieties, was the first flag of the Republic of China (1912 - 1928). It was widely flown even before the Republic of China in Shanghai and eastern parts of north China until 1928. The stripe representation (top to bottom): red for Han Chinese, yellow for Manchus, blue for Mongols, white for Hui and black for Tibetans. Later used by the Japanese puppet states of the East Hebei Autonomous Government, the Chinese Provisional Government and Reformed Government of China. It's also found on many of the struck coins of the Republic. The flag on the left is the Flag of the Wuchang uprising (1911 - 1912) and later an army flag of the Republic of China (1911-28). Background is red with a 9 armed black star pattern tipped with gold (yellow) dots with a ring of center gold dots and sometimes showing a central gold dot.

China Rep. Fujian (Fukien) Wuhan Uprising 2 Cash - 5 Stripes

Moneta — Sun, 05 Jul 2020 13:02:39 -0400

by: Moneta

Description: REPUBLIC OF CHINA: AE 2 cash. This is an unusual type as a cast coin of Fukien (Fujian) featuring a reverse bearing flags of the Chinese Republic, formed in 1912. These issues tend to be crude and when in AU condition they are quite rough, center hole is round. This 2 Cash piece, of which there are 5 and 6 stripe r. flag varieties, is the 5 stripe variety. Hartill #24.5 (rarity 7); KM #375. There is also a 1 Cash of the same type, scarcer than the 2 Cash, and only found in a six stripe variety. REWARD for help finding one! OB: Fu Jian tong bao; RX: Er Wen (2 Cash). Fu Jian Tong Bao // Wuchang Uprising and Five-colored flags either side,'er wen' (two cash) above and below central hole, 5 stripes on flag variety. Likely cast only in the year 1912 during the first year of the Republic of China. The historical importance of this short series of cast coins, in an age of struck coins, can not be underestimated. The Wuchang Uprising was an armed rebellion against the ruling Qing dynasty that took place in Wuchang (now Wuchang District of Wuhan), Hubei, China on 10 October 1911; this was the beginning of the Xinhai Revolution that successfully overthrew China's last imperial dynasty. It was led by elements of the New Army, influenced by revolutionary ideas from Tongmenghui (see below). The uprising and the eventual revolution directly led to the downfall of the Qing dynasty with almost three centuries of imperial rule, and the establishment of the Republic of China (ROC), which commemorates the anniversary of the uprising's starting date of 10 October as the National Day of the Republic of China. The uprising originated from popular unrest about a railway crisis, and the planning process took advantage of the situation. On 10 October 1911, the New Army stationed in Wuchang launched an assault on the residence of the Viceroy of Huguang. The viceroy, Ruicheng, quickly fled from the residence and the revolutionaries soon took control of the entire city. The Tongmenghui (or T'ung-meng Hui, variously translated as Chinese United League, United League, Chinese Revolutionary Alliance, Chinese Alliance, United Allegiance Society, 中國同盟會) was a secret society and underground resistance movement founded by Sun Yat-sen, Song Jiaoren, and others in Tokyo, Japan, on 20 August 1905. It was formed from the merger of multiple Chinese revolutionary groups in the late Qing dynasty. In August 1912, the Tongmenghui formed the nucleus of the Kuomintang, the governing political party of the republic. [Wikipedia]

China Rep. Fukien Cast 2 Cash 1912

Moneta — Sat, 20 Feb 2016 23:11:34 -0500

by: Moneta

Description: This is an unusual type as a cast coin of Fukien (Fujian) featuring a reverse bearing flags of the Chinese Republic, formed in 1912. These issues tend to be crude and when in AU condition they are quite rough, center hole is round. This 2 Cash piece, of which there are 5 and 6 stripe varieties, is the scarcer 6 stripe type. Hartill #24.6 (rarity 7); KM #375.1 OB: Fu Chien tong bao; RX: Er Wen (2 Cash). This coin was first cast by The Official Bureau of Fukien Province during the period of Nov., 1911 to Feb., 1912. This brass circular cash is not the same as the traditional Chinese copper cash in shape. It has a round hole instead of the square hole in the centre. Four Chinese characters "Fu Kien T'ung Pao" [Foo Kien Province Current Coin] were inscribed on the obverse. On the reverse, there are two Chinese characters denotes the denomination "two cash" above and below the hole. Two flags, a five-colour flag and a military flag [The old flags used by The Republic of China] on each side of the hole.

XUAN TONG TONG BAO

Chinacash — Tue, 13 Jan 2009 05:19:56 -0500

by: Chinacash

Description: Emperor Puyi (1909-12) The last Emperor Xuan Tong Tong bao 1 cash No Hartill number. Diam: 23.7mm, 2.9g Rev: Boo Chuwan (Chengdu, Sichuan) No Hartill number. I had originally identified the mint mark as Boo Yuwan (Board of Works), but was unsure as Hartill listed no coins from this mint. I posted the coin on Coin Talk. Comment from a fellow CoinTalk member: I believe that the mint mark on your coin is Boo Chuwan rather than Boo Yuwan. This would be the Chengdu mint in Sichuan. See Hartill 22.1393 - 22.1395 for the Guang Xu issues from that mint. Look also at the other issues for Yong Zheng, Qian Long, and others from the same mint. Yours is probably a privately cast coin of the period since Hartill states in his book "Qing Cash" that the mint ceased casting around 1901. Just my opinion. It's interesting that your coin appears to have the protruding head, one dot tong as on some of the coins of earlier Qing emperors.