1 Cash - Jiaqing Tongbao, Boo-chuwan

€30,355.00
IssuerEmpire of China
Year1796-1820
TypeStandard circulation coins
Value1 Cash
CurrencyCash (621-1912)
CompositionBrass
Weight4.35 g
Dimensions24 mm
Thickness1.2 mm
Shape and TechniqueRound with a square hole
Cast
OrientationMedal alignment ↑↑
Engraver(s)
In circulation to
Reference(s) Hartill#22.538, FD#2355, Schjoth#1510
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.
Reverse scriptMongolian / Manchu
Reverse letteringᠪᠣᠣ ᠴᡠᠸᠠᠨ
(Translation: Boo-chuwan)
EdgeSmooth.
Mint
MintageND (1796-1804)  - Hartill#22.538: Closed six-stroke Bei -
ND (1805-1817)  - Hartill#22.539: Open six-stroke Bei -
ND (1818-1820)  - Hartill#22.540: Seven-stroke Bei with horizontal -w- in Yuwan -
ND (1818-1820)  - Hartill#22.541: Seven-stroke Bei with slanted -w- in Yuwan -
Catalog ID3215188250
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