1 Cash - Qianlong and Posthumous Tongbao, Ili

€317,989.00
IssuerSouth Xinjiang
Year1775-1850
TypeStandard circulation coin
Value1 Cash
CurrencyCash (1759-1909)
CompositionCopper
Weight3.91 g
Dimensions25 mm
Thickness
Shape and TechniqueRound with a square hole
Cast
OrientationMedal alignment ↑↑
Engraver(s)
In circulation to
Reference(s) Hartill#22.395, FD#2327
Obverse descriptionFour Chinese ideograms read top to bottom, right to left.
Obverse scriptChinese (traditional, regular script)
Obverse lettering 乾 寶 通  隆
(Translation: Qian Long Tong Bao Qianlong (Emperor) / Universal currency)
Reverse descriptionTwo Manchu words (read vertically) separated by the hole.
Reverse scriptMongolian / Manchu
Reverse letteringᠪᠣᠣ ᡳ
(Translation: Boo-i)
EdgeSmooth.
Mint
MintageND (1775-1795)  - Hartill#22.395+398: Tong with curved bottom; large characters (minor varieties) -
ND (1775-1795)  - Hartill#22.400+401: Tong with curved bottom; small characters (minor varieties) -
ND (1796-1820)  - Hartill#22.402: Tong with flat bottom; Tong with closed head; six-stroke Bei (Jiaqing era) -
ND (1821-1825)  - Hartill#22.404: Tong with flat bottom; Tong with open head (Daoguang era) -
ND (1825-1850)  - Hartill#22.406: Tong with flat bottom; Tong with closed head; seven-stroke Bei (Daoguang era) -
Catalog ID6151407560
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