How to read old coins
bazza
February 22, 2008 at 09:02 PM posted in General DiscussionJust worked out how to read coins like the one below.
They are read top, bottom, right, left, in this case 乾隆通寶. I think 通寶[通宝] just means currency and 乾隆 means Emperor Qianlong 乾隆帝
tvan
February 23, 2008 at 12:34 AM
Bazza, that's it then. I wonder what year it was issued in? During Qianlong's reign or as a commemorative?
bazza
February 22, 2008 at 11:36 PM
Here is a Chinese definition:
http://www.zdic.net/cd/ci/10/ZdicE9Zdic80Zdic9A301294.htm
tvan
February 22, 2008 at 09:26 PM
Bazza, I'm with you on the Qianlong. Your interpretation of 通宝 make intuitive sense, but I couldn't it in my pinyin dictionary and I misplaced my good Taiwan one :(
bababoo
February 23, 2008 at 03:32 AMChinese slang: 铜钱
Beijing Dialect: 铜钱儿
it made of copper and is the currency in old time