1 Cash - Jiaqing Tongbao, Boo-dung

€1.00
IssuerEmpire of China
Year1810-1820
TypeStandard circulation coin
Value1 Cash
CurrencyCash (621-1912)
CompositionBrass
Weight4.22 g
Dimensions25 mm
Thickness
Shape and TechniqueRound with a square hole
Cast
OrientationMedal alignment ↑↑
Engraver(s)
In circulation to
Reference(s) Hartill#22.547, FD#2344, Schjoth#1498
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 ᡩᡠᠩ
(Translation: Boo-dung)
EdgeSmooth.
Mint
MintageND (1810-1818)  - Hartill#22.547: Open radical 貝 in 寶 -
ND (1810-1818)  - Hartill#22.548: Open radical 貝 in 寶; Long lines of -ng- of Dung -
ND (1810-1818)  - Hartill#22.549: Open radical 貝 in 寶; Dung written like Dui -
ND (1819-1820)  - Hartill#22.550: Closed radical 貝 in 寶 -
Catalog ID5149610840
Comments