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This page serves as the "editing history" of the article Qing dynasty coinage for adding images of Pre-Kangxi Era mint marks.

Chinese mint marks

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Mint marks on coins issued from 1644 until 1661:

Mint mark
(Traditional Chinese)
Mint mark
(Simplified Chinese)
Issuing office Image
The Board of Revenue,
Beijing
The Board of Works,
Beijing
Xi'an,
Shaanxi
Linqing garrison,
Shandong
Xuanhua garrison,
Zhili
Yansui garrison,
Shanxi
Taiyuan,
Shanxi
西 西 Shanxi provincial mint
Miyun garrison,
Zhili
Datong garrison,
Shanxi
Jingzhou garrison,
Hubei
Kaifeng,
Henan
Wuchang,
Hubei
Jiangning,
Jiangsu
Nanchang,
Jiangxi
Hangzhou,
Zhejiang
Fuzhou,
Fujian
Yanghe garrison,
Shaanxi
Xiangyang,
Hubei

From 1653 until 1657 another type of cash coin was simultaneously cast with the above series, but these coins contained the extra inscription of "" (Equals one of silver) on the back. They were generally minted at the same mints as the above cash coin series but weren't minted at the Yansui garrison, the Shanxi province, and the Jingzhou garrison while another mint at Jinan, Shandong was opened for these coins, with coins cast there bearing the mark "". Additionally there were also coins cast with no mint mark that only contain the character "一" (1) on their reserves indicating their value in .

Between 1660 and 1661 cash coins were manufactured with both a Manchu (on the left), and a Chinese (on the right) character as mint marks. The following mints produced these coins:

Mint mark
(Traditional Chinese)
Mint mark
(Simplified Chinese)
Issuing office Image
Xi'an,
Shaanxi
Linqing garrison,
Shandong
Xuanhua garrison,
Zhili
Jizhou garrison,
Zhili
Taiyuan,
Shanxi
Datong garrison,
Shanxi
Kaifeng,
Henan
Wuchang,
Hubei
Jiangning,
Jiangsu
Ningbo, Zhejiang
Nanchang,
Jiangxi
Hangzhou,
Zhejiang
Jinan,
Shandong