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1 Cash - Jiaqing Tongbao, Boo-yūn
| Issuer | Board of Revenue Mint / Provincial Mints, Qing Dynasty |
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| Year | 1797-1820 |
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| Thickness | 1.2 mm |
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| Obverse description | Four Chinese characters in regular script (kaishu) arranged in cruciform order around a central square perforation, read top-to-bottom and right-to-left: 嘉 (top), 慶 (bottom), 通 (right), 寶 (left), forming the reign legend 'Jiaqing Tongbao' (Auspicious Celebration, Universal Currency). The characters are rendered in raised relief against a flat field, with inner and outer raised rims framing the design. Minor casting variations in the character strokes — particularly in the head of 通 (Tong) and the stroke count of 寶 (Bao) — distinguish the several sub-types catalogued by Hartill. |
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| Obverse lettering | 嘉 寶 通 慶 (Translation: Jia Qing Tong Bao Jiaqing (Emperor) / Universal currency) |
| Reverse description | Two Manchu script characters arranged vertically on either side of the central square perforation, separated by the hole, reading right to left: 'Boo-yūn' (ᠪᠣᠣ ᠶᡡᠨ), the Manchu phonetic rendering of 'Yunnan,' identifying the issuing provincial mint. The characters are cast in raised relief against a flat field, enclosed by raised inner and outer rims, consistent with standard Qing dynasty cash coin reverse design. |
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