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Added on: 15-Nov-2010

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Description:
永昌通寶 (Yong Chang Tong Bao), 5 Cash, 35mm, Silver Gilded in Copper, Late Ming Dynasty rebel: Li Zicheng (李自成1606-1644). "永昌通寶"鑄於明末起義軍首領李自成(1644年)西安建大順國,改元永昌之時。流傳於今的永昌通寶有小平錢、折五錢兩種。折五錢徑3.5mm,錢面文字"永昌通寶"四字,以楷書書寫。“永”字常由“二 水”字樣組成,稱“二水永”。“永昌通寶”錢應是李自成為平抑當時騰高的物價而鑄的。尚有鎏銀痕跡,存世稀。

Asia

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VF (Very Fine)

1644

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