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

€226,352.00
IssuerEmpire of China
Year1854-1861
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#22.990
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.
Reverse scriptChinese (traditional, regular script), Mongolian / Manchu
Reverse lettering四 ᠪᠣᠣ ᠶᡡᠨ
(Translation: Si / Boo-yūn Four / 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)  - Hartill#22.0990: With commercial-style Si (乂); large Si -
ND (1854-1861)  - Hartill#22.0991: With Da (大) -
ND (1854-1861)  - Hartill#22.0992: With Shang (上) -
ND (1854-1861)  - Hartill#22.0993: With Si (四) -
ND (1854-1861)  - Hartill#22.0994: With Wu (五) -
ND (1854-1861)  - Hartill#22.0998: With Gong (工) -
ND (1854-1861)  - Hartill#22.1008: With Yi (一) -
ND (1854-1861)  - Hartill#22.1009: With San (三) -
ND (1854-1861)  - Hartill#22.1010: With commercial-style Si (乂); small Si -
ND (1854-1861)  - Hartill#22.1011: With commercial-style Wu (五) -
Catalog ID5797266130
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