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 (Emporer) / Universal currency)
Reverse description
Two Manchu words (read vertically) separated by the hole.
Reverse script
Mongolian / Manchu
Reverse lettering
ᠪᠣᠣ
ᠶᡠᠸᠠᠨ (Translation: Boo-yuwan)
Edge
Smooth.
Mint
Ministry of Public Works Mint,Auxilliary furnaces (工部局), Beijing, China (1726-1898) Ministry of Public Works Mint, New Branch (工部局), Beijing, China (1726-1898) Ministry of Public Works Mint, Old Branch (工部局), Beijing, China (1726-1898)
Mintage
ND (1736) - Hartill#22.248: Type A; radical し in 乾 - ND (1736) - Hartill#22.249: Type A; radical 乙 in 乾 - ND
(1736-1739) - Hartill#22.250: Type A; radical 乙 in 乾 with wavy vertical stroke in radical 辶 in 通 - ND
(1740-1745) - Hartill#22.251: Type B; broad rims - ND
(1746-1753) - Hartill#22.252: Type B; smaller rims - ND
(1746-1753) - Hartill#22.253: Type B; smaller rims with straight centre extending line in ᠶᡠᠸᠠᠨ - ND
(1754-1760) - Hartill#22.254: Type B; smaller coin (around 23-24 mm; coarse workmanship) - ND
(1761-1767) - Hartill#22.255: Type D - ND
(1768-1773) - Hartill#22.256: Type E - ND (1774) - Hartill#22.257: Type F1 - ND
(1775-1794) - Hartill#22.258: Type F2; radical マ in 通 (New branch) - ND
(1775-1794) - Hartill#22.259: Type F2; radical コ and two-dot radical 辶 in 通 (Old branch) - ND
(1775-1794) - Hartill#22.260: Type F2; radical コ and one-dot radical 辶 in 通 (Auxiliary furnaces) - ND (1795) - Hartill#22.261: Type G; radical マ in 通 (New branch) - ND (1795) - Hartill#22.262: Type G; radical コ and two-dot radical 辶 in 通 (Old branch) - ND (1795) - Hartill#22.263: Type G; radical コ and one-dot radical 辶 in 通 (Auxiliary furnaces) - ND
(1796-1799) - Hartill#22.264: Type H1; radical マ in 通 (New branch) - ND
(1796-1799) - Hartill#22.265: Type H1; radical コ and two-dot radical 辶 in 通 (Old branch) - ND
(1796-1799) - Hartill#22.266: Type H2; radical マ in 通 (New branch) - ND
(1796-1799) - Hartill#22.267: Type H2; radical コ and two-dot radical 辶 in 通 (Old branch) - ND (1800) - Hartill#22.268: Type H3; radical マ in 通 (New branch) - ND (1800) - Hartill#22.269: Type H3; radical コ and two-dot radical 辶 in 通 (Old branch) - ND (1800) - Hartill#22.270: Type H3; radical コ and one-dot radical 辶 in 通 (Auxiliary furnaces) -