The meaning of the back of Jiaqing Bao Tong

The left side of Jiaqing's money is full of the word "Bao", and the right side is full of the names of the money bureau, such as Quan, Yuan, Su, He, Guang and so on.

Qian Mianzi "Jiaqing Bao Tong" is written in regular script and read directly from top to bottom and from right to left. The left side of Qianbei is full of "Bao", and the right side is called 19.

A few people in Guizhou recite the stars and the moon, remember the land or auspicious Chinese characters (such as Gui, Fu, Shou, Kang and Ning). Auspicious words such as "the son of heaven is immortal", "the world is at peace", "wealth is born every day", "long live Jiaqing", "only peace is the only one", "if you sell it three times" and "four parties come to congratulate you".

Characteristics of coins in Qing dynasty: the emperor only used one kind of annual money, although the casting volume was large and the shape was simple; With a few exceptions, all the annual money is called Bao Tong and Qian Wen: they are neat regular script, and they are pronounced correctly, with a few exceptions.

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In ancient times, a small part of the expenses came from the imperial court, called palace money. The use of palace money originated in the Tang Dynasty, and reached its peak in the Qing Dynasty. At that time, palace money was cast in official kilns, mainly used for the decoration of festivals and celebrations in the palace. Every year in the twelfth lunar month, the department responsible for casting palace money will send a batch of finely cast palace money to the palace as pendants of palace lanterns.

20 13 Qing dynasty court coins are generally marked with the year number on the front and peace and prosperity, gossip or auspicious words on the back. Among these palace money, Shangliang money with year number on the front and gossip on the back is the most typical one. The biggest difference between palace money and folk money is that the copper used in palace money is pure brass, and it is also very particular.

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