QING: Tong Zhi, 1862-1874, AE charm (5.58g), Taiwan Province, CCH-326, Vol II, Burger 2016 p.160, tai in Chinese & Manchu on reverse, "poem cash" privately made later casting, smooth rim casting, VF. This is part of the "poem cash" (shi qian) series. The original series was cast during the reign of Kang Xi with a single Chinese character on the right and single Manchu character on the left on the reverse representing the mint name. The complete set of all 20 coin are always placed in the following order to create the poem, "Tóng fú lín dong jiang xuan yuán su jì chang nán níng hé guang zhè tái guì shan yún zhang."
Estimate: 75-100 USD