1 Cash - Qianlong Posthumous Tongbao, Aksu, light type, one-stroke A, with Jiu

€1.00
IssuerSouth Xinjiang
Year1883
TypeCommemorative 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#22.387
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 descriptionOne Chinese ideogram above, one Uyghur word to the right, and one Manchu word to the left.
Reverse scriptMongolian / Manchu, Old Uyghur
Reverse lettering九 ᠠᡴᠰᡠ اقسو
(Translation: Jiu / Aqsu / Aqsu Year 9 / Aksu (mint) / Aksu (mint))
EdgeSmooth.
Mint
Mintage9 (1883)  - Hartill#22.386: 九 (small characters) -
9 (1883)  - Hartill#22.387: 九 (large characters) -
Catalog ID6342265280
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