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The Jiaqing Emperor

嘉 慶

 (Chinese: 嘉慶帝; pinyin: Jiāqìngdì;

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki
/Jiaqing_Emperor

1796-1820

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 Ning and  Manchurian script 

寕 Ning = peace 

 

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The Prince of Tang

紹 武

 (唐王, ?-1647) reigned as the Shaowu (紹武) Emperor of the Southern Ming dynasty from 1646-1647. His era name means "Martial thread". His personal name was Zhu Yuyuè (朱聿ਮ?;^[1] pinyin: Zhū Yùyue).

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/

Zhu_Yuyue,_Prince_of_Tang

 

 

lung-wu at top

rather than shao-wu

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Translates to "Fountain Head of Currency"

Manchurian script 

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The Qianlong Emperor

乾 隆

 (Mandarin pronunciation: [tɕʰi̯ɛ̌n lu̯ə̌ŋ tɨ̂]) (Chinese: 乾隆帝; pinyin: Qiánlóngdì;

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Qianlong_Emperor

 

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Translates to "Fountain Head of Currency"

Manchurian script 

Translates to "Peking Board of Revenue"

See:
uri.edu/artsci/his/mua/
teaching/chinese-coin-exercise.pdf 

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The Hongwu Emperor (Chinese: 洪 武

帝; Wade–Giles: Hung-wu Ti; 21 October 1328 – 24 June 1398), known variably by his given name Zhu Yuanzhang (Chinese: 朱元璋; Wade–Giles: Chu Yuan-chang) and by his temple name Taizu of Ming (Chinese: 明太祖; literally "Great Ancestor of Ming"), was the founder and first emperor of the Ming Dynasty of China. His era name, Hongwu, means "vastly martial".

http://en.wikipedia.org/

wiki/Hongwu_Emperor

 

http://www.hkartclub.com/coin

/chinesecash/hongwu_obvd.jpg 

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Bai =100

Fu =happiness, blessings

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The Qianlong Emperor (Mandarin pronunciation: [tɕʰi̯ɛ̌n lu̯ə̌ŋ tɨ̂]) (Chinese: 乾 隆

帝; pinyin: Qiánlóngdì;

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Qianlong_Emperor

Ta-tung Mint

 

 

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Manchurian script 

 

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Taiping Tianguo or 

Tai Ping Tian Guo (simplified Chinese: 

太 平

天国; traditional Chinese: 太平天國; pinyin: Tài Píng Tiān Guó

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taiping_Tianguo

See also:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taiping_Rebellion

Hong Xiuquan led the Taiping Rebellion against the Qing Dynasty, establishing the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom over varying portions of southern China, with himself as the "Heavenly King" and self-proclaimed brother of Jesus Christ.

see: wikipedia.org/wiki/
Hong_Xiuquan 

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Dong and  Manchurian script 

 東 Dong = East