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Auction: CSS116A - Chinese Banknotes and Coins
Lot: 204

China, Qing Dynasty, [GBCA 82] brass 1 cash, 'Kang Xi Tong Bao', 1713, Manchurian characters 'Bao Quan' (Board of Revenue) on reverse, Chinese character 'Xi' without a stroke at left (Luo Han) type, 26.4x1.2mm, weighs 4.5g, (Harthill 22.91). A sought after type, known for its golden sheen, and many believed that it has gold content, though later to be proven false. According to Burger, these were cast to commemorate Kang Xi emperor's 60th birthday


清代康熙通寶羅漢錢，寶泉局鑄，26.4x1.2毫米，4.5克，公博 82。為康熙六十大壽時所鑄，因其特殊的顏色而被民間誤會有含黃金，歷來人氣不減的版別

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