Four Chinese ideogram read top to bottom, right to left.
Obverse script
Chinese (traditional, regular
script)
Obverse lettering
康
寶 通
熙 (Translation: Kang Xi Tong Bao Kangxi (Emperor) / Universal currency)
Reverse description
Two Manchu words (read vertically) separated by the hole.
Reverse script
Mongolian / Manchu
Reverse lettering
ᠪᠣᠣ
ᠶᡠᠸᠠᠨ (Translation: Boo-yuwan [For Ministry of Works Mint])
Edge
Smooth.
Mint
Ministry of Public Works Mint(工部局), Beijing, China (1361-1726) Ministry of Public Works Mint(工部局), Nanjing, China (1361-1726)
Mintage
ND
(1662-1683) - Hartill#22.93: Bei with seven strokes; Tong with two dots; 1.4 Qian weight - ND
(1680-1690) - Hartill#22.95: Small and crude; around 0.7 Qian weight ~23 mm - ND
(1684-1701) - Hartill#22.94: Bei with seven strokes; Tong with two dots; 1.0 Qian weight - ND
(1702-1713) - Hartill#22.96: Bei with six strokes; 1.4 Qian weight - ND
(1714-1722) - Hartill#22.97: Bei with seven strokes; broad rims -