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1 Cash - Kangxi Tongbao, Boo-yuwan

Issuer Board of Works Mint (工部局), Qing Dynasty
Year 1662-1722
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Reference(s) Hartill#22.93, FD#2251, Schjoth#1421
Obverse description Central square perforation framed by a raised square border, around which four Chinese characters in regular script (kaishu) are arranged in cruciform fashion, read top-to-bottom and right-to-left: 康 (Kāng) above, 熙 (Xī) below, 通 (Tōng) to the right, and 寶 (Bǎo) to the left. The characters are boldly cast in relief against a flat inner field. A plain raised rim encircles the entire design, characteristic of Qing dynasty cash coinage.
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Reverse script Mongolian / Manchu
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Edge Plain
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