1 Cash - Xianfeng Tongbao, Boo-yūn, with ideogram and circled dot

€226,343.00
IssuerEmpire of China
Year1854-1861
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#22.995
Obverse descriptionFour Chinese ideograms read top to bottom, right to left.
Obverse scriptChinese (traditional, regular script)
Obverse lettering 咸 寶 通  豐
(Translation: Xian Feng Tong Bao Xianfeng (Emperor) / Universal currency)
Reverse descriptionTwo Manchu words (read vertically) separated by the hole, all with one Chinese ideogram above and circled dot below.
Reverse scriptChinese (traditional, regular script), Mongolian / Manchu
Reverse lettering金 ᠪᠣᠣ ᠶᡡᠨ
(Translation: Jin / Boo-yūn)
EdgeSmooth.
MintYunnan Mint, Lin`an Branch,modern-day Jianshui County, Yunnan, China (1685-1861)
Yunnan Mint, Ningtai Factory
Branch, Yongping, modern-day Yongping County, Yunnan, China(1853-1861)
Yunnan Mint, Old Dongchuan
Branch, modern-day District de Dongchuan, Yunnan, China(1724-1908)
Yunnan Mint, Qujing Branch,China (1777-1861)
Yunnan Mint, Yunnan-fu Branch,modern-day Kunming, Yunnan, China (1659-1911)
MintageND (1854-1861)  - -
Catalog ID6139140810
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