Qing Empire

Kind

empire

Region

East Asia, Asia

Recorded period

1644 – 1912

Succeeded by the Republic of China.

Objects are filed under the historical authority that actually issued or made them. A recorded period comes from the issuer's own reference description and is left blank where no source states it.

Sorted by date, earliest first.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam

modern coins

Cash of the Empire of China of Emperor Shizong under the reign title Yongzheng, 1723-1735, commissioned by the Board of Revenue in Beijing

1723 - 1735

Copper coin. Obverse: within a broad raised rim around a square central hole, four Chinese characters arranged in a cross, two of which mean: Yung cheng. Reverse: within a broad raised rim flanking a square central hole, two Chinese characters, the right character meaning in Manchu: Chuan = Revenue. The Rijksmuseum,…

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Cleveland Museum of Art

modern coins

Coins (Cleveland Museum of Art 1918.793)

1736–95

Cleveland Museum of Art object 1918.793: Coins, 1736–95. China, Qing dynasty (1644–1911), Qianlong reign (1736–95). Copper. Inscribed: 乾隆通寳 (Qianlong Tongbao). Museum note: This is a string of Chinese coins with square holes in the center. It is catalogued in the museum's Chinese Art department under Coins. Credit…

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Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam

modern coins

Cash of the Chinese Empire of Emperor Renzong under the reign title Jiaqing, 1796-1820 from Yun in Yunnan

1796 - 1820

Copper coin. Obverse: within wide raised rim around square central hole, four crosswise-placed Chinese characters, two of which mean: Jiaqing. Reverse: within wide raised rim on either side of square central hole, two Chinese characters, the right character meaning: Yun in the province of Yunnan. The Rijksmuseum, Am…

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Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam

modern coins

Cash of the Empire of China of Emperor Xuanzong under the reign name Daoguang, 1821–1850 from Kuang in Guangdong

1821 - 1850

Copper coin. Obverse: within broad raised rim around a square central hole, four Chinese characters arranged in a cross, two of which mean: Tao kuang. Reverse: within broad raised rim on either side of a square central hole, two Chinese characters, the right character meaning: Kuang, in Guangdong province. The Rijks…

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Partial type record

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam

modern coins

Cash of the Empire of China of Emperor Wenzong under the reign title Xianfeng, 1851-1861, from Suzhou in Jiangsu

1851 - 1861

Copper coin. Obverse: within a broad raised rim around a square central hole, four Chinese characters arranged in a cross, two of which mean: Hsien feng. Reverse: within a broad raised rim around a square central hole, three Chinese characters, the right character meaning: Su = Suchow, in the province of Kiangsu, wi…

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National Museum of World Cultures Foundation via Europeana

banknotes

Banknote, 1858

1858

Banknote, 1858 is held by National Museum of World Cultures Foundation, dated 1858. The museum record gives material recorded as paper; ink; measurements 25.1 x 16.3 cm; place associated: China. Museum record — Object name in the museum record: Bankbiljet. Material: papier; inkt. Dimensions: 25,1 x 16,3 cm.

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Partial type record

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam

modern coins

1/4 dollar or 1 mace and 4.4 candareens from the province of Kwangtung [=Canton] in China

1880 - 1910

Silver coin. Obverse: coiled dragon with human face. Circumscription below with value indication: 1 mace and 4.4 candareens. Reverse: Chinese characters within circle and as circumscription. Milled edge. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as KOG-MP-1-4280A; its record gives material recorded as silver (me…

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Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam

modern coins

Ten fen (0.1 yuan) weighing 7.2 candareens, from the province of Kwangtung [=Canton] in China, in the name of Emperor Guangxu (1875-1908)

1880 - 1910

Silver coin. Obverse: coiled dragon with a human face. Value indication in legend along the bottom. Reverse: Chinese characters within a circle and as legend. Milled edge. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as KOG-MP-1-4280B; its record gives material recorded as silver (metal); technique striking (metalw…

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National Museum of American History, Smithsonian Institution

modern coins

1 Liang, Guangxu, China, 1907

1907

This object is a coin catalogued under the title "1 Liang, Guangxu, China, 1907" and associated with the Qing Empire entity. The museum documentation designates the specimen with the object name "coin," referencing the denomination and reign title indicated in its heading. The provided record does not contain descri…

Documented

Partial type record

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