The Zhengde Tongbao (traditional Chinese: 正德通寶; simplified Chinese: 正德通宝; pinyin: Zhèngdé tōng bǎo; lit. 'Circulating coinage of True Virtue'; Vietnamese: Chính Đức Thông Bảo / Chánh Đức Thông Bảo) is a fantasy cash coin, Chinese, and Vietnamese numismatic charm[1] bearing an inscription based on the reign title of the Zhengde Emperor of the Ming dynasty.[2][3] The Zhengde Emperor reigned from the year 1505 until 1521, however during this period no circulating cash coins were minted. There were a large amount "cash coins" bearing the Zhengde era name are minted from the late Ming to early Qing dynasty periods as superstitious "lucky coins" with auspicious depictions and instructions (making them Chinese numismatic charms), as this inscription remained popular for charms modern reproductions of the Zhengde Tongbao are also very common.[4]
A popular saying in imperial China was "If a household has a Zhengde coin, there will be material wealth and honour for ten thousand years" (家有正德錢富貴萬萬年, jiā yǒu zhèng dé qián fù guì wàn wàn nián).
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^A.A.Remmelts. Chinese Charms and Amulets. Amsterdam, 1968.
^Sportstune.com Section 1.83: "Charms with coin inscriptions: Cheng Te T'ung Pao" by John Ferguson. Retrieved: 25 July 2018.
^ Numis' Numismatic Encyclopedia. A reference list of 5000 years of Chinese coinage. (Numista) Written on December 9, 2012 • Last edit: June 13, 2013 Retrieved: 25 July 2018.
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