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Qianlong Tongbao
(乾隆通寶)
Value1 wén, 10 wén
CompositionCopper-alloy (brass) in China Proper and Northern Xinjiang.
99% copper in Southern Xinjiang.
Years of minting1735–1796 (1912)[a]
Obverse
DesignQianlong Tongbao (乾隆通寶)
Reverse
DesignSee below.

Notes

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  1. ^ In Xinjiang coins bearing the inscription Qián Lóng Tōng Bǎo (乾隆通寶) continued to be produced until the fall of the Qing dynasty to commemorate the regions annexation under the Qianlong Emperor, 1 in every 5 coins cast in Xinjiang bear this inscription regardless of era.