1 Cash - Jiaqing Tongbao, Boo-chang, with dot

€1.00
IssuerEmpire of China
Year1796-1805
TypeStandard circulation coin
Value1 Cash
CurrencyCash (621-1912)
CompositionBrass
Weight4.36 g
Dimensions24 mm
Thickness
Shape and TechniqueRound with a square hole
Cast
OrientationMedal alignment ↑↑
Engraver(s)
In circulation to
Reference(s) Hartill#22.528
Obverse descriptionFour Chinese ideograms read top to bottom, right to left.
Obverse scriptChinese (traditional, regular script)
Obverse lettering 嘉 寶 通  慶
(Translation: Jia Qing Tong Bao Jiaqing (Emperor) / Universal currency)
Reverse descriptionTwo Manchu words (read vertically) separated by the hole, all with dot to the upper left.
Reverse scriptMongolian / Manchu
Reverse letteringᠪᠣᠣ ᠴᠠᠩ
(Translation: Boo-chang)
EdgeSmooth.
Mint
MintageND (1796-1805)  - -
Catalog ID4631223240
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