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1 Cash - Guangxu Tongbao, Boo-san
| Issuer | Empire of China |
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| Year | 1887-1900 |
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| Currency | Cash (621-1912) |
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| Obverse description | Cast brass cash coin with a central square hole, bearing the four-character reign title legend reading clockwise from top: 光 (Guāng), 緒 (Xù), 通 (Tōng), 寶 (Bǎo) — 'Guangxu Tongbao' — in regular script (kaishu), one character in each cardinal field surrounding the square perforation. The fields show typical casting texture with a raised rim encircling the design. Minor variants exist in the rendering of the character 通 (Tōng), distinguishing the known die types. |
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| Obverse lettering | 光 寶 通 緒 (Translation: Guang Xu Tong Bao, meaning 'Guangxu Emperor's Treasure') |
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| Edge | Plain |
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