1 Cash - Guangxu Tongbao, Boo-he, with crescent

€227,443.00
IssuerEmpire of China
Year1898-1905
TypeStandard circulation coins
Value1 Cash
CurrencyCash (621-1912)
CompositionBrass
Weight
Dimensions20 mm
Thickness
Shape and TechniqueRound with a square hole
Cast
OrientationMedal alignment ↑↑
Engraver(s)
In circulation to
Reference(s) Hartill#22.1346
Obverse descriptionFour Chinese ideograms read top to bottom, right to left.
Obverse scriptChinese (traditional, regular script)
Obverse lettering 光 寶 通  緒
(Translation: Guang Xu Tong Bao Guangxu (Emperor) / Circulating currency)
Reverse descriptionTwo Manchu words (read vertically) separated by the hole, all with crescent at various locations.
Reverse scriptMongolian / Manchu
Reverse letteringᠪᠣᠣ ᡥᠣ᠋
(Translation: Boo-he)
EdgeSmooth.
Mint
MintageND (1898-1905)  - Hartill#22.1346: Crescent above (facing up) -
ND (1898-1905)  - Hartill#22.1347: Crescent below (facing up) -
ND (1898-1905)  - Hartill#22.1348: Crescent above (facing down) -
ND (1898-1905)  - Hartill#22.1349: Crescent below (facing down) -
Catalog ID8507183390
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