1 Cash - Daoguang Tongbao, Boo-kiyan, with number

€224,882.00
IssuerEmpire of China
Year1825-1850
TypeStandard circulation coin
Value1 Cash
CurrencyCash (621-1912)
CompositionBrass
Weight
Dimensions24 mm
Thickness
Shape and TechniqueRound with a square hole
Cast
OrientationMedal alignment ↑↑
Engraver(s)
In circulation to
Reference(s) Hartill#22.608
Obverse descriptionFour Chinese ideograms read top to bottom, right to left.
Obverse scriptChinese (traditional, regular script)
Obverse lettering 道 寶 通  光
(Translation: Dao Guang Tong Bao Daoguang (Emperor) / Universal currency)
Reverse descriptionTwo Manchu words (read vertically) separated by the hole, all with one Chinese ideogram below.
Reverse scriptChinese (traditional, regular script), Mongolian / Manchu
Reverse letteringᠪᠣᠣ ᡴᠶᠠᠨ᠋ 一
(Translation: Boo-kiyan / Yi Boo-kiyan / 1)
EdgeSmooth.
MintGuizhou Mint, Dading Branch,modern-day Dafang County, Guizhou, China (1787-1861)
Guizhou Mint, Guiyang Branch,China (1759-1908)
MintageND (1825-1850)  - Hartill#22.608: With Yi (一) -
ND (1825-1850)  - Hartill#22.616: With Qi (七) -
Catalog ID3072349460
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