| Issuer | Empire of China |
| Year | 1854-1859 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
| Value | 1 Cash |
| Currency | Cash (621-1912) |
| Composition | Iron |
| Weight | 5.4 g |
| Dimensions | 24 mm |
| Thickness | |
| Shape and Technique | Round with a square hole Cast |
| Orientation | |
| Engraver(s) | |
| In circulation to | |
| Reference(s) | Hartill#22.724 |
| Obverse description | Four Chinese ideograms read top to bottom, right to left. |
| Obverse script | Chinese (traditional, regular script) |
| Obverse lettering | 咸
寶 通
豐 (Translation: Xian Feng Tong Bao Xianfeng (Emperor) / Universal currency) |
| Reverse description | Two Manchu words (read vertically) separated by the hole. |
| Reverse script | Mongolian / Manchu |
| Reverse lettering | ᠪᠣᠣ
ᠴᡳᠣᠸᠠᠨ (Translation: Boo-chiowan) |
| Edge | Smooth. |
| Mint | Iron Currency Mint (Ministry of Revenue), East Branch (鐵錢局), Beijing, China (1854-1859) Iron Currency Mint (Ministry of Revenue), Middle Branch (鐵錢局), Beijing, China (1854-1859) Iron Currency Mint (Ministry of Revenue), North Branch (鐵錢局), Beijing, China (1854-1859) Iron Currency Mint (Ministry of Revenue), South Branch (鐵錢局), Beijing, China (1854-1859) Iron Currency Mint (Ministry of Revenue), West Branch (鐵錢局), Beijing, China (1854-1859) Ministry of Revenue Mint, East Branch (戶部局), Beijing, China (1727-1898) Ministry of Revenue Mint, North Branch (戶部局), Beijing, China (1727-1910) Ministry of Revenue Mint,Pingdingzhou Branch (戶部局), modern-day Pingding County, Shanxi,China (1855-1859) Ministry of Revenue Mint, South Branch (戶部局), Beijing, China (1727-1898) Ministry of Revenue Mint, West Branch (戶部局), Beijing, China (1727-1910) |
| Mintage | ND
(1854-1855) - Hartill#22.724: Type A; Tong with open head and two dots (South branch) - ND (1854-1855) - Hartill#22.725: Type A; Tong with closed head and one dot (West branch) - ND (1854-1855) - Hartill#22.726: Type A; Tong with closed head and two dots (North branch?) - ND (1855-1859) - Hartill#22.727: Type B; Fou Bao (尔) radical マ in 通; two-dot Tong; flat top Boo (East branch) - ND (1855-1859) - Hartill#22.728: Type B; Fou Bao (尔) radical コ in 通 (South branch) - ND (1855-1859) - Hartill#22.729: Type B; Fou Bao (尔) radical マ in 通; one-dot Tong (West branch) - ND (1855-1859) - Hartill#22.730: Type B; Fou Bao (尔) radical マ in 通; two-dot Tong; protruding top Boo (North branch) - ND (1855-1859) - Hartill#22.734: Type B; Zhen Bao (珍) (Pingding) - ND (1857-1859) - Hartill#22.732: Type B; Fou Bao (缶); Tong with open head (Board of Revenue mint) - ND (1857-1859) - Hartill#22.733: Type B; Fou Bao (缶); Tong with closed head (Board of Revenue mint) - ND (1858-1859) - Hartill#22.731: Type B; Xin Bao (心) (Middle branch) - |
| Catalog ID | 1654367030 |
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