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Auction: CSS118B - China Banknotes and Coins
Lot: 1295

China, Qing Dynasty, [GBCA 82] copper cash coin, 'Tian Ming Han Qian', 1616-1626, Manchurian script type, 29.0x2.0mm, weighs 7.9g. It is said that Manchurians during the era were more accustomed to the nomadic lifestyle, hence these cash coins were used as talismans for good luck in battle


後金天命汗錢，面文老滿文，29.0x2.0毫米，重7.9克，公博 82。相傳當時女真（滿族）人多不用錢，他們得到天命汗錢後大多用來充當裝飾品，打仗時佩戴於衣帽之上或袍襟之前據說可以躲避火器、刀槍

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HK$1,200

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HK$300