Four Chinese ideograms read top to bottom, right to left.
Obverse script
Chinese (traditional, regular
script)
Obverse lettering
弘
寶 通
光 (Translation: Hong Guang Tong Bao Hongguang (Emperor) / Universal currency)
Reverse description
Blank (uniface).
Reverse script
Reverse lettering
Edge
Smooth.
Mint
Mintage
ND
(1644-1645) - Hartill#21.15: Regular Hong; Tong with one dot - ND
(1644-1645) - Hartill#21.16: Regular Hong; Tong with two dots - ND
(1644-1645) - Hartill#21.18: Hong with long middle stroke - ND
(1644-1645) - Hartill#21.21: Hong written in fluid style -