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    1. The Ming Dynasty relied more heavily on coins than the previous Yuan Dynasty. In 1361, the founder of the Ming Dynasty established the first mint in Nanjing and began casting coins. 2. In 1368, after becoming emperor, he established additional mints in other major cities and provinces. The coins were cast in five denominations from 1 to 10 cash, increasing in size, and included mint marks indicating their origin. 3. Many Ming Dynasty coins became scarce later as the succeeding Qing Dynasty devalued them, melting many down to produce Qing coins. This was because the value of Ming coins dropped substantially under the new dynasty.

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    1. The Ming Dynasty relied more heavily on coins than the previous Yuan Dynasty. In 1361, the founder of the Ming Dynasty established the first mint in Nanjing and began casting coins. 2. In 1368, after becoming emperor, he established additional mints in other major cities and provinces. The coins were cast in five denominations from 1 to 10 cash, increasing in size, and included mint marks indicating their origin. 3. Many Ming Dynasty coins became scarce later as the succeeding Qing Dynasty devalued them, melting many down to produce Qing coins. This was because the value of Ming coins dropped substantially under the new dynasty.

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    Ming Dynasty (1368-1644) : Da Zhong Tong Bao

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    1. The Ming Dynasty relied more heavily on coins than the previous Yuan Dynasty. In 1361, the founder of the Ming Dynasty established the first mint in Nanjing and began casting coins. 2. In 1368, after becoming emperor, he established additional mints in other major cities and provinces. The coins were cast in five denominations from 1 to 10 cash, increasing in size, and included mint marks indicating their origin. 3. Many Ming Dynasty coins became scarce later as the succeeding Qing Dynasty devalued them, melting many down to produce Qing coins. This was because the value of Ming coins dropped substantially under the new dynasty.

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    Ming Dynasty (1368-1644)

    The Ming Dynasty placed a greater reliance on coins than did the Yuan Dynasty. Even
    before the Mongols were defeated, Zhu Yuanzhang (), who would become the first
    emperor of the Ming, established a mint (Board of Works) in 1361 at Ying Tian Fu (Nanjing) and
    began casting coins with the inscription da zhong tong bao ().
    In 1368 after formally becoming the first emperor of the Ming dynasty and adopting the
    reign title hong wu, Zhu Yuanzhang established mints in other cities and provinces including
    Nanking (jing ), Peiping (beiping ), Henan (yu ), Jinan (ji ), Zhejiang (zhe ), Fujian
    (fu ), Hubei (e ), Guangdong (guang ), and Guilin (gui ). The Chinese characters in
    parentheses are the respective mint marks found on the reverse side of the coins.
    Bronze coins were cast in five denominations: 1 cash (xiao ping ), 2 cash (zhe er
    ), 3 cash (zhe san ), five cash (zhe wu ), and ten cash (dang shi ). The coins
    progressed in size from smaller to larger according to the denomination.
    The 1 cash coins have a single Chinese character on the reverse side indicating where
    the coin was cast. The reverse side of the 2 cash coins also have a Chinese character
    indicating the mint. However, some of the 2 cash, 3 cash, 5 cash and 10 cash coins also
    include on the reverse side a Chinese number indicating the value.
    The reason for the comparative scarcity of Ming Dynasty coins is that they were
    devalued by the succeeding Qing (Ch'ing) Dynasty (1644-1911). Ten cash coins from the Ming
    were the equivalent of only five cash coins under the Qing. As a result, many Ming Dynasty
    coins were taken out of circulation and melted down with the bronze then used to cast Qing
    Dynasty coins.

    1. Hong Wu Tong Bao - Emperor Tai Zu (Hong Wu) 1368-1398.


    His first coins was issued while he was a rebel against the Yuan dynasty, those coins are
    listed on the Yuan rebel page.

    2. Yong Le Tang Bao - Emperor Cheng Zu (Yong Le) 1403-1424.

    3. Xuan De Tong Bao - Emperor Xuan Zong (Xuan De) 1426-1435.

    4. Hong Zhi Tong Bao - Emperor Xiao Zong (Hong Zhi) 1488-1505.

    5. Jia Jing Tong Bao - Emperor Shi Zong (Jia Jing) 1522-1566.

    6. Long Qing Tong Bao - Emperor Mu Zong (Long Qing) 1567-1572.

    7. Wan Li Tong Bao - Emperor Shen Zong (Wan Li) 1573-1619.

    8. Tai Chang Tong Bao - Emperor Guang Zong (Tai Chang) 1620.

    9. Tian Qi Tong Bao - Emperor Xi Zong (Tian Qi) 1621-1627.

    10.Chong Zhen Tong Bao - Emperor Zhuang Lie (Chong Zhen) 1629-1644.

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