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

€20,632.00
IssuerEmpire of China
Year1909-1911
TypeStandard circulation coin
Value1 Cash
CurrencyCash (621-1912)
CompositionBrass
Weight
Dimensions18 mm
Thickness
Shape and TechniqueRound with a square hole
Cast
OrientationMedal alignment ↑↑
Engraver(s)
In circulation to
Reference(s) Hartill#22.1519, C#26-13
Obverse descriptionFour Chinese ideograms read top to bottom, right to left.
Obverse scriptChinese (traditional, regular script)
Obverse lettering 宣 寶 通  統
(Translation: Xuan Tong Tong Bao Xuantong (Emperor) / Circulating currency)
Reverse descriptionTwo Manchu words (read vertically) separated by the hole, all with Chinese ideograms above.
Reverse scriptChinese (traditional, regular script), Mongolian / Manchu
Reverse lettering 山 ᠪᠣᠣ  ᠶᡡᠨ
(Translation: Shan / Boo-yūn)
EdgeSmooth.
Mint
MintageND (1909-1911)  - Hartill#22.1519: With 山 (Shan) -
ND (1909-1911)  - Hartill#22.1520: With 石廾 (Kuang)) -
ND (1909-1911)  - R: unpublished variant with no top character -
Catalog ID9491100270
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