1 Cash - Qianlong Tongbao, Boo-jyi

€19,927.00
IssuerEmpire of China
Year1747-1796
TypeStandard circulation coins
Value1 Cash
CurrencyCash (621-1912)
CompositionBrass
Weight4.16 g
Dimensions24 mm
Thickness1.5 mm
Shape and TechniqueRound with a square hole
Cast
OrientationMedal alignment ↑↑
Engraver(s)
In circulation to
Reference(s) Hartill#22.357, FD#2312, Schjoth#1467, KM#394
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 ᡷᡳ
(Translation: Boo-jyi)
EdgeSmooth.
Mint
MintageND (1747-1751)  - Hartill#22.357: Tong with closed head; broad rims; large characters -
ND (1752-1754)  - Hartill#22.358: Tong with closed head; broad rims; medium characters -
ND (1755-1776)  - Hartill#22.359: Tong with closed head; broad rims; small characters -
ND (1777-1781)  - Hartill#22.360: Tong with closed head; narrow rims -
ND (1782-1787)  - Hartill#22.361: Tong with open head; radical 乙 in 乾 -
ND (1788-1796)  - Hartill#22.362: Tong with open head; radical し in 乾 -
Catalog ID8518118360
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