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

€227,463.00
IssuerEmpire of China
Year1896-1900
TypeStandard circulation coin
Value1 Cash
CurrencyCash (621-1912)
CompositionBrass
Weight2.64 g
Dimensions22 mm
Thickness
Shape and TechniqueRound with a square hole
Milled
OrientationMedal alignment ↑↑
Engraver(s)
In circulation to
Reference(s) Hartill#22.1446
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 or apostrophe at various locations.
Reverse scriptMongolian / Manchu
Reverse letteringᠪᠣᠣ ᠵᡳᠶᡝᠨ
(Translation: Boo-jiyen)
EdgeSmooth.
MintBaojin Mint, Tianjin, China(1886-1900)
Peiyang Arsenal Mint, Tianjin,China (1888-1899)
MintageND (1896-1900)  - Hartill#22.1446: Crescent above (facing up) -
ND (1896-1900)  - Hartill#22.1447: Crescent below (facing up) -
ND (1896-1900)  - Hartill#22.1448: Crescent above (facing down) -
ND (1896-1900)  - Hartill#22.1449: Crescent above (slanting) -
ND (1896-1900)  - Hartill#22.1450: Crescent above (facing left) -
ND (1896-1900)  - Hartill#22.1451: Crescent above (facing right) -
ND (1896-1900)  - Hartill#22.1452: Crescent at upper left (facing left) -
ND (1896-1900)  - Hartill#22.1453: Crescent at upper right (facing left) -
ND (1896-1900)  - Hartill#22.1454: Crescent below (facing right) -
ND (1896-1900)  - Hartill#22.1455: Crescent at upper left (like apostrophe) -
ND (1896-1900)  - Hartill#22.1456: Crescent above (like apostrophe) -
ND (1896-1900)  - Hartill#22.1457: Crescent at upper right (like apostrophe) -
Catalog ID5008617890
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