1 Cash - Qianlong Tongbao, Boo-kiyan

€36,379.00
IssuerEmpire of China
Year1736-1794
TypeStandard circulation coins
Value1 Cash
CurrencyCash (621-1912)
CompositionBrass
Weight3.55 g
Dimensions25 mm
Thickness
Shape and TechniqueRound with a square hole
Cast
OrientationMedal alignment ↑↑
Engraver(s)
In circulation to
Reference(s) Hartill#22.283, Schjoth#1478, KM#415
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 ᡴᠶᠠᠨ᠋
(Translation: Boo-kiyan)
EdgeSmooth.
MintGuizhou Mint, Dading Branch,modern-day Dafang County, Guizhou, China (1787-1861)
Guizhou Mint, Guiyang Branch,China (1759-1908)
Guizhou Mint, Bijie, Guizhou,China (1723-1759)
MintageND (1736-1738)  - Hartill#22.283: radical マ in 通; radical 貝 in 寶 open, Board of Revenue type obverse -
ND (1739-1750)  - Hartill#22.284: radical マ in 通; radical 貝 in 寶 open, local obverse type -
ND (1751-1754)  - Hartill#22.285: radical マ in 通; radical 貝 in 寶 closed -
ND (1755-1759)  - Hartill#22.286: radical コ in 通, radical 生 in 隆 -
ND (1760-1794)  - Hartill#22.287: radical コ in 通, radical 缶 in 隆, reddish alloy -
Catalog ID4569062750
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