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1 Cash - Guangxu Tongbao, Boo-u
| Issuer | Board of Revenue Mint, Beijing |
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| Year | 1887-1888 |
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| Technique | Cast |
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| Obverse lettering | 光 寶 通 緒 (Translation: Guang Xu Tong Bao Guangxu (Emperor) / Circulating currency) |
| Reverse description | Cast reverse featuring two Manchu script characters flanking the central square hole, one character positioned to the left and one to the right, reading vertically. The inscription reads ᠪᠣᠣ ᡠ (Boo-u), the Manchu rendering of the mint name for the Board of Revenue (Hubu) Mint in Beijing. The characters are rendered in raised relief within a plain field, enclosed by a raised outer rim. The overall design is simple and utilitarian, consistent with standard Qing dynasty cash coin production. |
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The Board of Revenue Mint in Beijing was one of two imperial mints operating in the capital during the Guangxu reign, the other being the Board of Works Mint. Both produced cash coins through methods essentially unchanged since the Han dynasty — sand-cast in clay or sand molds, then hand-finished. By the late 1880s, Beijing's traditional mints were already under pressure from the first steam-powered coin presses being introduced at provincial mints, most notably Guangdong in 1889. These cast brass issues represent the last years before mechanized production made the old methods obsolete.