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

€226,662.00
IssuerEmpire of China
Year1862-1874
TypeStandard circulation coin
Value1 Cash
CurrencyCash (621-1912)
CompositionBrass
Weight
Dimensions22 mm
Thickness
Shape and TechniqueRound with a square hole
Cast
OrientationMedal alignment ↑↑
Engraver(s)
In circulation to
Reference(s) Hartill#22.1174, Schjoth#1565
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 one below.
Reverse scriptChinese (traditional, regular script), Mongolian / Manchu
Reverse lettering文 ᠪᠣᠣ ᠶᡡᠨ 十
(Translation: 9 / 10 / Boo-yūn)
EdgeSmooth.
Mint
MintageND (1862-1874)  - Hartill#22.1174: With 丄 (6; commercial style) above and horizontal -
ND (1862-1874)  - Hartill#22.1174: With 丄 (6; commercial style) above and vertical -
ND (1862-1874)  - Hartill#22.1175: With 六 (6; sideways) above -
ND (1862-1874)  - Hartill#22.1176: With 八 (8) above -
ND (1862-1874)  - Hartill#22.1183: With 工 (Gong) above -
ND (1862-1874)  - Hartill#22.1184: With 山 (Shan) above -
ND (1862-1874)  - Hartill#22.1185: With 台 (He) above -
ND (1862-1874)  - Hartill#22.1186: With 大 (Da) above -
ND (1862-1874)  - Hartill#22.1187: With 士 (Shi) above -
ND (1862-1874)  - Hartill#22.1188: With 仁 (Ren) above -
ND (1862-1874)  - Hartill#22.1189: With 一 (1) above -
ND (1862-1874)  - Hartill#22.1190: With 三 (3 sideways; commercial style) above -
ND (1862-1874)  - Hartill#22.1191: With 五 (5; inverted) below -
ND (1862-1874)  - Hartill#22.1192: With 文 (9; commercial style) above; with 一 (1) below -
ND (1862-1874)  - Hartill#22.1193: With 文 (9; commercial style) above; with 三 (3 sideways; commercial style) below -
ND (1862-1874)  - Hartill#22.1194: With 文 (9; commercial style) above; with 五 (5) below -
ND (1862-1874)  - Hartill#22.1195: With 文 (9; commercial style) above; with 六 (6) below -
ND (1862-1874)  - Hartill#22.1196: With 文 (9; commercial style) above; with 十 (10) below -
ND (1862-1874)  - Hartill#22.1197: With 文 (9; commercial style) above; with 十一 (11) below -
ND (1862-1874)  - Hartill#22.1198: With 十 (10) above -
ND (1862-1874)  - Hartill#22.1200: With 十 (10) above; with 一 (1) below -
ND (1862-1874)  - Hartill#22.1201: With 十 (10) below -
Catalog ID8010989160
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