Catalog
See full images - free registration
Continue with Google - no registration!
or register with email
Why register? Just to keep bots out of our catalog. Your email stays private - we will never share it or send you anything uninvited. We guarantee you that!
1 Cash - Guangxu Tongbao; Boo-he
| Issuer | Empire of China |
|---|---|
| Year | 1898-1905 |
| Type | Log in to see details |
| Value | Log in to see details |
| Currency | Log in to see details |
| Composition | Log in to see details |
| Weight | Log in to see details |
| Diameter | 21 mm |
| Thickness | Log in to see details |
| Shape | Log in to see details |
| Technique | Log in to see details |
| Orientation | Log in to see details |
| Engraver(s) | Log in to see details |
| In circulation to | Log in to see details |
| Reference(s) | Log in to see details |
| Obverse description | Central square hole flanked by four Chinese characters arranged in cruciform order, read top-to-bottom and right-to-left in regular script (kaishu). The reign title inscription reads 'Guāngxù Tōngbǎo' (光緒通寶), with 'Guāng' (光) at top, 'Xù' (緒) at bottom, 'Tōng' (通) at right, and 'Bǎo' (寶) at left. The characters are cast in low relief against a flat field, with a plain raised rim encircling the coin. The style is typical of late Qing dynasty cash coinage, with modest but legible brushstroke rendering. |
|---|---|
| Obverse script | Log in to see details |
| Obverse lettering | 光 寶 通 緒 |
| Reverse description | Log in to see details |
| Reverse script | Mongolian / Manchu |
| Reverse lettering | Log in to see details |
| Edge | Log in to see details |
| Mint | Log in to see details |
| Mintage | Log in to see details |
| Additional information | Log in to see details |