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Chop marks on coins

Index Chop marks on coins

Chop marks on coins are Chinese characters stamped onto coins by merchants in order to validate the weight, authenticity and silver content of the coin. [1]

7 relations: Chinese characters, Chinese token, Fineness, Jiangsu, List of copper alloys, Taiping Rebellion, Trade dollar.

Chinese characters

Chinese characters are logograms primarily used in the writing of Chinese and Japanese.

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Chinese token

Chinese tokens (Traditional Chinese: 中國代用幣; Simplified Chinese: 中国代用币; Pinyin: zhōng guó dài yòng bì) were token coins produced in China during the late Qing dynasty around the time of the Taiping Rebellion in the province of Jiangsu but not by the Taiping government.

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Fineness

The fineness of a precious metal object (coin, bar, jewelry, etc.) represents the weight of fine metal therein, in proportion to the total weight which includes alloying base metals and any impurities.

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Jiangsu

Jiangsu, formerly romanized as Kiangsu, is an eastern-central coastal province of the People's Republic of China.

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List of copper alloys

Copper alloys are metal alloys that have copper as their principal component.

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Taiping Rebellion

The Taiping Rebellion, also known as the Taiping Civil War or the Taiping Revolution, was a massive rebellion or total civil war in China that was waged from 1850 to 1864 between the established Manchu-led Qing dynasty and the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom under Hong Xiuquan.

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Trade dollar

Trade dollars are silver coins minted as trade coins by various countries to facilitate trade with China and the Orient.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chop_marks_on_coins

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