The copper coin of "Rewarding the Merit of the Western King" is made of copper mold. There are generally traces left by files on the front and back and periphery of coins. This file mark is to file off the carbon paint on the mold to prevent adhesion, which is also a unique feature of copper mold casting.
The money body is thin, 2.5 mm, and Qian Wen writes standard regular script, which is horizontal and vertical and angular, without the flowing style of running script and cursive script. There will be no distortion.
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The source of copper coins to reward the Western King:
The bounty of the Queen Mother of the West is a treasure of coins. Zhang Yu, the leader of the peasant uprising in the late Ming Dynasty, captured Sichuan in 1644, established the Daxi regime in Chengdu, and cast the Western King to reward money. This kind of money is used as a reward in the war, which is similar to the medal of merit.
On the front of the money, the words "Reward the Merit of the King of the West" are written directly. The money is divided into three categories: gold, silver and copper, which are distributed to rebel generals according to the size of their military achievements.
During the reign of the Qing Dynasty, everything involving the Western King (not to mention the reward of the Western King) was inevitably destroyed by the nine clansmen. It has been a treasure in Zhang for several years, and few generals cherish it. According to legend, the Western Queen Mother's works are exquisite, and the materials used for production must be thousand-year-old wood, and the fonts are written by famous calligraphers at that time, which is vigorous and beautiful.
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