1 Cash - Qianlong Tongbao, Boo-fu

€2.00
IssuerEmpire of China
Year1740-1795
TypeStandard circulation coin
Value1 Cash
CurrencyCash (621-1912)
CompositionBrass
Weight4.11 g
Dimensions25 mm
Thickness1.0 mm
Shape and TechniqueRound with a square hole
Cast
OrientationMedal alignment ↑↑
Engraver(s)
In circulation to
Reference(s) Hartill#22.271, FD#2314, Schjoth#1469
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 (Emperor) / Universal currency)
Reverse descriptionTwo Manchu words (read vertically) separated by the hole.
Reverse scriptMongolian / Manchu
Reverse letteringᠪᠣᠣ ᡶᡠ
(Translation: Boo-fu)
EdgeSmooth.
Mint
MintageND (1740-1750)  - Hartill#22.271: radical マ and one-dot radical 辶 in 通 -
ND (1740-1750)  - Hartill#22.272: radical マ and two-dot radical 辶 in 通 -
ND (1750-1790)  - Hartill#22.273: radical コ and one-dot radical 辶 in 通 -
ND (1750-1790)  - Hartill#22.274: radical コ and two-dot radical 辶 in 通 -
ND (1790-1795)  - Hartill#22.275: Open Fu -
Catalog ID2711920570
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