Four Chinese ideograms read top to bottom, right to left.
Obverse script
Chinese (traditional, regular
script)
Obverse lettering
乾
寶 通
隆 (Translation: Qian Long Tong Bao Qianlong (Emperor) / Circulating currency)
Reverse description
Two Manchu words (read vertically) separated by the hole.
Reverse script
Mongolian / Manchu
Reverse lettering
ᠪᠣᠣ
ᠴᡳᠣᠸᠠᠨ (Translation: Boo-chiowan)
Edge
Smooth.
Mint
Ministry of Revenue Mint, East Branch (戶部局), Beijing, China (1727-1898) Ministry of Revenue Mint, North Branch (戶部局), Beijing, China (1727-1910) Ministry of Revenue Mint, South Branch (戶部局), Beijing, China (1727-1898) Ministry of Revenue Mint, West Branch (戶部局), Beijing, China (1727-1910)
Mintage
ND (1736) - Hartill#22.200: Type A; 乾 with し like a hook - ND
(1736-1739) - Hartill#22.201: Type A; 乾 with 乙 radical - ND
(1736-1795) - Hartill#-: Dot at upper left reverse (Schjoth#1465 and KM#387.2) - ND
(1740-1745) - Hartill#22.202: Type B; broad rims; ᠪᠣ᠊ᠣ instead of ᠪᠣᠣ - ND
(1746-1753) - Hartill#22.203: Type B; broad rims, heavy top 寶 - ND
(1754-1760) - Hartill#22.204: Type B; smaller rims; large Manchu - ND (1761) - Hartill#22.205: Type C square head tong - ND
(1761-1767) - Hartill#22.206: Type D; wavy vertical stroke of radical 辶 in 通 (West branch?) - ND
(1761-1767) - Hartill#22.207: Type D; six-stroke radical 貝 in 寶 (East branch) - ND
(1761-1767) - Hartill#22.208: Type D; top vertical stroke of radical 車 in 乾 slanted (South branch) - ND
(1761-1767) - Hartill#22.209: Type D; stroke linking both radicals コ and 用 in 通 (West branch) - ND
(1761-1767) - Hartill#22.210: Type D; left protuding top of radical 阝 in 隆 (North branch) - ND
(1768-1773) - Hartill#22.211: Type E; six-stroke radical 貝 in 寶 (East branch) - ND
(1768-1773) - Hartill#22.212: Type E; top vertical stroke of radical 車 in 乾 slanted (South branch) - ND
(1768-1773) - Hartill#22.213: Type E; stroke linking both radicals コ and 用 in 通 (West branch) - ND
(1768-1773) - Hartill#22.214: Type E; left protuding top of radical 阝 in 隆 (North branch) - ND (1774) - Hartill#22.215: Type F1; six-stroke radical 貝 in 寶 (East branch) - ND (1774) - Hartill#22.216: Type F1; top vertical stroke of radical 車 in 乾 slanted (South branch) - ND (1774) - Hartill#22.217: Type F1; middle stroke protrudes from radical 用 in 通 (West branch) - ND (1774) - Hartill#22.218: Type F1; left protuding top of radical 阝 in 隆 (North branch) - ND
(1775-1781) - Hartill#22.219: Type F2; six-stroke radical 貝 in 寶 (East branch) - ND
(1775-1781) - Hartill#22.220: Type F2; top vertical stroke of radical 車 in 乾 slanted (South branch) - ND
(1775-1781) - Hartill#22.221: Type F2; middle stroke protrudes from radical 用 in 通 (West branch) - ND
(1775-1781) - Hartill#22.222: Type F2; left protuding top of radical 阝 in 隆 (North branch) - ND
(1782-1795) - Hartill#22.223: Type six-stroke radical 貝 in 寶 G1; (East branch) - ND
(1782-1795) - Hartill#22.224: Type G1; top vertical stroke of radical 車 in 乾 slanted (South branch) - ND
(1782-1795) - Hartill#22.225: Type G1; middle stroke protrudes from radical 用 in 通 (West branch) - ND
(1782-1795) - Hartill#22.226: Type G1; left protruding top of radical 阝 in 隆 (North branch) - ND (1795) - Hartill#22.227: Type G2; six-stroke radical 貝 in 寶 (East branch) - ND (1795) - Hartill#22.228: Type G2; top vertical stroke of radical 車 in 乾 slanted (South branch) - ND (1795) - Hartill#22.229: Type G2; middle stroke protrudes from radical 用 in 通 (West branch) - ND (1795) - Hartill#22.230: Type G2; left protuding top of radical 阝 in 隆 (North branch) - ND
(1796-1798) - Hartill#22.231: Type H1; six-stroke radical 貝 in 寶 (East branch) - ND
(1796-1798) - Hartill#22.232: Type H1; top vertical stroke of radical 車 in 乾 slanted (South branch) - ND
(1796-1798) - Hartill#22.233: Type H1; middle stroke protrudes from radical 用 in 通 (West branch) - ND
(1796-1798) - Hartill#22.234: Type H1; flat top ᠪᠣᠣ and radical コ in 通 (North branch) - ND
(1799-1800) - Hartill#22.235: Type H2; six-stroke radical 貝 in 寶 (East branch) - ND
(1799-1800) - Hartill#22.236: Type H2; top vertical stroke of radical 車 in 乾 slanted (South branch) - ND
(1799-1800) - Hartill#22.237: Type H2; middle stroke protrudes from radical 用 in 通 (West branch) - ND
(1799-1800) - Hartill#22.238: Type H2; protruding top ᠪᠣᠣ and radical コ in 通 (North branch) - ND (1800) - Hartill#22.239: Type H3; six-stroke radical 貝 in 寶; マ radical in 通 (East branch) - ND (1800) - Hartill#22.240: Type H3; radical コ and two-dot radical 辶 in 通 (South branch) - ND (1800) - Hartill#22.241: Type H3; radical マ and one-dot 辶 radical in 通 (West branch) - ND (1800) - Hartill#22.242: Type H3; protruding top ᠪᠣᠣ and radical マ in 通 (North branch) -