Period:Qing dynasty Production date:1850s
Materials:copper alloy
Technique:cast
Dimensions:Diameter: 25 millimetres Weight: 4.87 grammes
Description:
Copper alloy coin: Taiping tianguo. (whole)
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![图片[1]-coin BM-1883-0802.1579-China Archive](https://chinaarchive.net/Qin dynasty/Miscellaneous objects/mid_00553992_001.jpg)
![图片[2]-coin BM-1883-0802.1579-China Archive](https://chinaarchive.net/Qin dynasty/Miscellaneous objects/mid_00801084_001.jpg)
Comments:Exhibition label text (1994): Coins issued by the Taiping rebels, mid- 19th century. On both coins the inscription reads Taiping Tianguo (The Heavenly Kingdom of the Taipings) which was a serious threat to the Qing government. The Taiping leader, Hong Xiuquan, insisted that the character guo 國 (‘kingdom’) should be writtten with the element wang 王 (‘king’) as it was only fitting that a kingdom should be ruled by the king. [1883,0802.1579]. Hong Xiuquan had started the Rebellion following a vision in which he saw himself as the younger brother of Jesus Christ, with a mission to save China. The trigram (long line, broken line, broken line) in the character guo 国 can be interpreted as ‘younger brother’. [1992,0227.4]
Materials:copper alloy
Technique:cast
Dimensions:Diameter: 25 millimetres Weight: 4.87 grammes
Description:
Copper alloy coin: Taiping tianguo. (whole)
IMG
Comments:Exhibition label text (1994): Coins issued by the Taiping rebels, mid- 19th century. On both coins the inscription reads Taiping Tianguo (The Heavenly Kingdom of the Taipings) which was a serious threat to the Qing government. The Taiping leader, Hong Xiuquan, insisted that the character guo 國 (‘kingdom’) should be writtten with the element wang 王 (‘king’) as it was only fitting that a kingdom should be ruled by the king. [1883,0802.1579]. Hong Xiuquan had started the Rebellion following a vision in which he saw himself as the younger brother of Jesus Christ, with a mission to save China. The trigram (long line, broken line, broken line) in the character guo 国 can be interpreted as ‘younger brother’. [1992,0227.4]
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