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1 Cash - Guangxu Tongbao, Boo-su
| Issuer | Board of Revenue Mint, Suzhou |
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| Year | 1887-1905 |
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| Value | 1 Cash |
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| Obverse description | Four Chinese characters in standard script (kaishu) are arranged symmetrically around the central square perforation, reading top-to-bottom and right-to-left in the traditional manner: 光 (Guāng) above, 緒 (Xù) below, 通 (Tōng) to the right, and 寶 (Bǎo) to the left, together forming the reign title inscription 'Guāngxù Tōngbǎo' (Circulating Treasure of the Guangxu reign). The characters are rendered in bold relief with the broad, confident strokes characteristic of late Qing dynasty cast coinage. The coin exhibits a raised square inner rim surrounding the perforation and a plain outer rim defining the coin's periphery. The fields between the characters show flat, unadorned surfaces typical of the utilitarian aesthetic of Board of Revenue mint issues. |
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| Obverse lettering | 光 寶 通 緒 (Translation: Guang Xu Tong Bao Guangxu (Emperor) / Circulating currency) |
| Reverse description | The reverse features two Manchu script characters flanking the central square perforation, one to each side, reading vertically in the conventional manner of Qing cash coinage. The character to the right reads 'Boo' (ᠪᠣᠣ, treasury/board) and the character to the left reads 'Su' (ᠰᡠ, Suzhou), together forming the mint identifier 'Boo-su', denoting the Suzhou mint. The Manchu glyphs are cast in moderate relief with relatively simple strokes, surrounded by a raised square inner rim and a plain outer rim. The overall fabric is consistent with the utilitarian casting standards of late nineteenth-century Qing provincial minting practice. |
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