1 Cash - Kangxi Tongbao, Nan / Nan, with crescent and dot

€223,574.00
IssuerEmpire of China
Year1684-1700
TypeStandard circulation coins
Value1 Cash
CurrencyCash (621-1912)
CompositionBrass
Weight2.63 g
Dimensions25 mm
Thickness1.0 mm
Shape and TechniqueRound with a square hole
Cast
OrientationMedal alignment ↑↑
Engraver(s)
In circulation to
Reference(s) Hartill#22.118, Schjoth#1447
Obverse descriptionFour Chinese ideograms 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 descriptionOne Manchu word (read vertically) to the left and one Chinese ideogram to the right, all with crescent above and dot below.
Reverse scriptChinese (traditional, regular script), Mongolian / Manchu
Reverse letteringᠨᠠᠨ 南
(Translation: Nan / Nan Hunan)
EdgeSmooth.
Mint
Hunan Mint, Changsha, Hunan,China (1667-1899)
MintageND (1684-1700)  - -
Catalog ID4139895910
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