1 Cash - Qianlong Posthumous Tongbao, Boo-yuwan, Kucha, with crescent

€317,978.00
IssuerSouth Xinjiang
Year1878-1883
TypeStandard circulation coin
Value1 Cash
CurrencyCash (1759-1909)
CompositionCopper
Weight3.23 g
Dimensions25 mm
Thickness
Shape and TechniqueRound with a square hole
Cast
OrientationMedal alignment ↑↑
Engraver(s)
In circulation to
Reference(s) Hartill#22.418
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 (Emporer) / Universal currency)
Reverse descriptionTwo Manchu words (read vertically) separated by the hole, all with crescnt (facing up) above.
Reverse scriptMongolian / Manchu
Reverse letteringᠪᠣᠣ ᠶᡠᠸᠠᠨ
(Translation: Boo-yuwan)
EdgeSmooth.
Mint
MintageND (1878-1883)  - Hartill#22.418: Tong with closed head -
ND (1878-1883)  - Hartill#22.419: Tong with open head -
Catalog ID9012274780
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