1 Cash - Jiaqing Tongbao, Boo-san

€1.00
IssuerEmpire of China
Year1796-1820
TypeStandard circulation coin
Value1 Cash
CurrencyCash (621-1912)
CompositionBrass
Weight3.59 g
Dimensions24 mm
Thickness
Shape and TechniqueRound with a square hole
Cast
OrientationMedal alignment ↑↑
Engraver(s)
In circulation to
Reference(s) Hartill#22.533, FD#2348, Schjoth#1502
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 ᠰᠠᠨ
(Translation: Boo-san)
EdgeSmooth.
Mint
MintageND (1796-1798)  - Hartill#22.533: Type A1 -
ND (1799-1802)  - Hartill#22.534: Type A2 -
ND (1803-1815)  - Hartill#22.535: Type B1 -
ND (1810-1815)  - Hartill#22.536: Type B2 -
ND (1816-1820)  - Hartill#22.537: Type C -
Catalog ID4677427500
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