1 Cash - Kangxi Tongbao, Boo-yuwan

€27,690.00
IssuerEmpire of China
Year1662-1722
TypeStandard circulation coins
Value1 Cash
CurrencyCash (621-1912)
CompositionBrass
Weight3.80 g
Dimensions26 mm
Thickness1.2 mm
Shape and TechniqueRound with a square hole
Cast
OrientationMedal alignment ↑↑
Engraver(s)
In circulation to
Reference(s) Hartill#22.93, FD#2251, Schjoth#1421
Obverse descriptionFour Chinese ideogram read top to bottom, right to left.
Obverse scriptChinese (traditional, regular script)
Obverse lettering 康 寶 通  熙
(Translation: Kang Xi Tong Bao Kangxi (Emperor) / Universal currency)
Reverse descriptionTwo Manchu words (read vertically) separated by the hole.
Reverse scriptMongolian / Manchu
Reverse letteringᠪᠣᠣ ᠶᡠᠸᠠᠨ
(Translation: Boo-yuwan [For Ministry of Works Mint])
EdgeSmooth.
MintMinistry of Public Works Mint(工部局), Beijing, China (1361-1726)
Ministry of Public Works Mint(工部局), Nanjing, China (1361-1726)
MintageND (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 -
Catalog ID5352530240
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