Hartill 22.1076 Xinjiang Aksu Red Cash 10 Cash Xian Feng, Aksu Mint : ئاقسۇ
| ANCIENT CHINA Qing Dynasty Xiang Feng Tong Bao Rev: Manchurian inscription "Aksu" Urgur: ئاقسۇ Xinjiang Aksu Mint : ئاقسۇ ! One Coin Value 10 Cash
Authenticity guaranteed for all items! Reference: Hartill 22.1076 Board of Revenue type! Material: Red Copper
Red Cash was a special currency, because it was made of pure copper with Urgur and Han inscriptions on the reverse. During the later period of Qing Dynasty, some of the red cash were inscribed with Manchu scripts on the reverse too. Actually, Sinkiang Standard Cash of IIi Mint and Tihwa Mint were made of copper, present Chinese collectors accustomed to call them "Red Cash" too.
Emperor WEN TSUNG The Hsien Feng period was one of great strife in China. The Tai-ping rebellion, which lasted from 1853 to 1864 and was at least partly responsible for inflation resulting in paper money being issued for larger denomination (1000 and higher), and a variety of cast coin denominations from 1 to 1000 cash. The one cash coins have the standard two character mint marks on the reverses, while higher denominations have four characters with the extra two to show the denomination. There was also a system of obverse variations as shown below.
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