1 Cash - Guangxu Tongbao, Boo-yūn, with ideogram

€227,472.00
IssuerEmpire of China
Year1875-1908
TypeStandard circulation coin
Value1 Cash
CurrencyCash (621-1912)
CompositionBrass
Weight
Dimensions
Thickness
Shape and TechniqueRound with a square hole
Cast
OrientationMedal alignment ↑↑
Engraver(s)
In circulation to
Reference(s) Hartill#22.1399, C#26-9.1, Hartill#22.1400, Hartill#22.1403, Hartill#22.1405
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 one Chinese ideogram above.
Reverse scriptChinese (traditional, regular script), Mongolian / Manchu
Reverse lettering金 ᠪᠣᠣ ᠶᡠᠸᠠᠨ
(Translation: Jin / Boo-yūn)
EdgeSmooth.
Mint
MintageND (1875-1890)  - Hartill#22.1399: With sideways 八 (8) -
ND (1875-1890)  - Hartill#22.1400: With sideways 九 (9) -
ND (1875-1908)  - Hartill#-; C-26-9.1: With 四 (4; possibly a missreading) -
ND (1899-1908)  - Hartill#22.1403: With 工 (Gong) -
ND (1899-1908)  - Hartill#22.1405: With 金 (Jin) -
Catalog ID9403765230
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