1 Cash - Qianlong Tongbao, Boo-guwang

€1.00
IssuerEmpire of China
Year1745-1794
TypeStandard circulation coin
Value1 Cash
CurrencyCash (621-1912)
CompositionBrass
Weight4.03 g
Dimensions24 mm
Thickness
Shape and TechniqueRound with a square hole
Cast
OrientationMedal alignment ↑↑
Engraver(s)
In circulation to
Reference(s) Hartill#22.276, FD#2320, Schjoth#1477
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.
Reverse scriptMongolian / Manchu
Reverse letteringᠪᠣᠣ ᡤᡠᠸᠠᠩ
(Translation: Boo-guwang)
EdgeSmooth.
MintGuangdong Mint, Guangzhou
Branch, China (1668-1910)
Guangdong Mint, Zhaoqing Branch,China (1686-1858)
MintageND (1745-1748)  - Hartill#22.276: radical マ in 通; horizontal of radical 辶 in 通 straight -
ND (1748-1770)  - Hartill#22.277: radical マ in 通; horizontal of radical 辶 in 通 slanted -
ND (1771-1794)  - Hartill#22.278: radical コ in 通; top vertical stroke of radical 車 in 乾 slanted -
ND (1771-1794)  - Hartill#22.279: radical コ in 通; top vertical stroke of radical 車 in 乾 straight -
Catalog ID3746688740
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