Two Manchu words (read vertically) separated by the hole.
Reverse script
Mongolian / Manchu
Reverse lettering
ᠪᠣᠣ
ᠰᡠ (Translation: Boo-su)
Edge
Smooth.
Mint
Emergency Preparations Mint (Suzhou Mint), Jiangsu, China (1851-1860) Relief Preparations Mint (Suzhou Mint), Jiangsu, China (1851-1860) Suzhou Mint, Dunxin Branch,modern-day Dunxincun, Jiangsu, China (1851-1860) Suzhou Mint, Zhun`an Branch,modern-day District de Qingjiangpu, Jiangsu, China (1851-1860) Suzhou Mint, Jiangsu, China(1668-1907)
Mintage
ND
(1851-1854) - Hartill#22.876: Board of Revenue type; Er Bao - ND
(1851-1854) - Hartill#22.877: Branch mint; Fou Bao; smaller size (around 20 mm) - ND
(1857-1860) - Hartill#22.878: Coastal Province type; Tong with closed head - ND
(1857-1860) - Hartill#22.879: Coastal Province type; Tong with closed head; smaller size (around 19 mm) - ND
(1857-1860) - Hartill#22.882: Coastal Province type; Tong with open head - ND
(1857-1860) - Hartill#22.883: Coastal Province type; Tong with open head; smaller size (around 16 mm) -