1 Cash - Tongzhi Tongbao, Boo-chuwan, with ideograms

€226,659.00
IssuerEmpire of China
Year1862-1874
TypeStandard circulation coin
Value1 Cash
CurrencyCash (621-1912)
CompositionBrass
Weight
Dimensions20 mm
Thickness
Shape and TechniqueRound with a square hole
Cast
OrientationMedal alignment ↑↑
Engraver(s)
In circulation to
Reference(s) Hartill#22.1157
Obverse descriptionFour Chinese ideograms read top to bottom, right to left.
Obverse scriptChinese (traditional, regular script)
Obverse lettering 同 寶 通  治
(Translation: Tong Zhi Tong Bao Tongzhi (Emperor) / Universal currency)
Reverse descriptionTwo Manchu words (read vertically) separated by the hole, all with one Chinese ideogram above and sometimes below.
Reverse scriptChinese (traditional, regular script), Mongolian / Manchu
Reverse lettering文 ᠪᠣᠣ ᠴᡠᠸᠠᠨ 七
(Translation: 9 / 7 / Boo-chuwan)
EdgeSmooth.
Mint
MintageND (1862-1874)  - Hartill#22.1157: With 工 (Gong) above -
ND (1862-1874)  - Hartill#22.1158: With 正 (Zheng) above -
ND (1862-1874)  - Hartill#22.1161: With 文 (9; comercial style) above; with 一 (1) below -
ND (1862-1874)  - Hartill#22.1162: With 文 (9; comercial style) above; with 七 (7) below -
ND (1862-1874)  - Hartill#22.1163: With 文 (9; comercial style) above; with upside-down 山 (Shan) below -
ND (1862-1874)  - Hartill#22.1164: With 十 (10) above -
ND (1862-1874)  - Hartill#22.1167: With 十 (10) above; with 一 (1) below -
ND (1862-1874)  - Hartill#22.1168: With 十 (10) above; with 三 (3) below -
ND (1862-1874)  - Hartill#22.1169: With 十 (10) above; with 六 (6) below -
Catalog ID9827165370
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