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

€224,391.00
IssuerEmpire of China
Year1816-1820
TypeStandard circulation coin
Value1 Cash
CurrencyCash (621-1912)
CompositionBrass
Weight3.94 g
Dimensions24 mm
Thickness
Shape and TechniqueRound with a square hole
Cast
OrientationMedal alignment ↑↑
Engraver(s)
In circulation to
Reference(s) Hartill#22.495, Schjoth#1491
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 at various locations.
Reverse scriptMongolian / Manchu
Reverse letteringᠪᠣᠣ ᠶᡠᠸᠠᠨ
(Translation: Boo-yuwan)
EdgeSmooth.
MintMinistry of Public Works Mint,Auxilliary furnaces (工部局), Beijing, China (1726-1898)
Ministry of Public Works Mint, New
Branch (工部局), Beijing, China (1726-1898)
Ministry of Public Works Mint, Old
Branch (工部局), Beijing, China (1726-1898)
MintageND (1816-1820)  - Hartill#-: Dot above (Schjoth#1489) -
ND (1816-1820)  - Hartill#22.495: Dot below; radical マ in 通 (New branch) -
ND (1816-1820)  - Hartill#22.496: Dot below; radical コ in 通; two-dot Tong (Old branch) -
ND (1816-1820)  - Hartill#22.497: Dot below; radical コ in 通; one-dot Tong (Auxiliary furnaces) -
Catalog ID8415025260
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