1 Cash - Jiaqing Tongbao, Boo-jin

€45,603.00
IssuerEmpire of China
Year1796-1820
TypeStandard circulation coins
Value1 Cash
CurrencyCash (621-1912)
CompositionBrass
Weight3.26 g
Dimensions25 mm
Thickness1 mm
Shape and TechniqueRound with a square hole
Cast
OrientationMedal alignment ↑↑
Engraver(s)
In circulation to
Reference(s) Hartill#22.531, FD#2356, Schjoth#1511
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 ᠵᡳᠨ
(Translation: Boo-jin)
EdgeSmooth.
Mint
MintageND (1796-1798)  - Hartill#22.531: Wide radical 壴 in 嘉 -
ND (1799-1820)  - Hartill#22.532: Thin radical 壴 in 嘉 -
Catalog ID2049557220
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