1 Cash - Qianlong Posthumous Tongbao, Boo-chiowan, Kucha

€2.00
IssuerSouth Xinjiang
Year1878-1899
TypeStandard circulation coin
Value1 Cash
CurrencyCash (1759-1909)
CompositionCopper
Weight3.23 g
Dimensions25 mm
Thickness
Shape and TechniqueRound with a square hole
Cast
OrientationMedal alignment ↑↑
Engraver(s)
In circulation to
Reference(s) Hartill#22.415
Obverse descriptionFour Chinese ideograms read top to bottom, right to left.
Obverse scriptChinese (traditional, regular script)
Obverse lettering 乾 寶 通  隆
(Translation: Qian Long Tong Bao Qianlong (Emporer) / Universal currency)
Reverse descriptionTwo Manchu words (read vertically) separated by the hole, all with crescnt (facing up) above.
Reverse scriptMongolian / Manchu
Reverse letteringᠪᠣᠣ ᠴᡳᠣᠸᠠᠨ
(Translation: Boo-chiowan)
EdgeSmooth.
Mint
MintageND (1878-1883)  - Hartill#22.415-416: Tong with flat bottom (minor varieties) -
ND (1890-1899)  - Hartill#22.426: Tong with angled bottom; Tong with two dots -
ND (1890-1899)  - Hartill#22.427: Tong with angled bottom; Tong with one dot -
Catalog ID7546246930
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