1 Cash - Qianlong Tongbao, Boo-yūn

€17,924.00
IssuerEmpire of China
Year1736-1796
TypeStandard circulation coins
Value1 Cash
CurrencyCash (621-1912)
CompositionBrass
Weight2.8 g
Dimensions25 mm
Thickness1.0 mm
Shape and TechniqueRound with a square hole
OrientationMedal alignment ↑↑
Engraver(s)
In circulation to
Reference(s) Hartill#22.337, FD#2321, Schjoth#1480, KM#420
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.
Reverse scriptMongolian / Manchu
Reverse letteringᠪᠣᠣ ᠶᡡᠨ
(Translation: Boo-yūn)
EdgeSmooth
MintYunnan Mint, Baoshan Branch,modern-day Yunnan, China (1776-1801)
Yunnan Mint, Dali Branch,modern-day Yunnan, China (1682-1801)
Yunnan Mint, Guangxi-fu Branch,modern-day Luxi County, Yunnan, China (1736-1779)
Yunnan Mint, Lin`an Branch,modern-day Jianshui County, Yunnan, China (1685-1861)
Yunnan Mint, New Dongchuan
Branch, modern-day District de Dongchuan, Yunnan, China(1753-1779)
Yunnan Mint, Old Dongchuan
Branch, modern-day District de Dongchuan, Yunnan, China(1724-1908)
Yunnan Mint, Qujing Branch,China (1777-1861)
Yunnan Mint, Shunning Branch,modern-day Fengqing County, Yunnan, China (1764-1770)
Yunnan Mint, Yunnan-fu Branch,modern-day Kunming, Yunnan, China (1659-1911)
MintageND (1736-1740)  - Hartill# 22.346: Bao with wedge-shaped top (Guangxi-fu) -
ND (1736-1779)  - Hartill# 22.345: Bao with curved left foot; large radical large 阝in 隆 (Lin`an) -
ND (1736-1794)  - Hartill# 22.337: Well made coin with large Manchu characters (Yunnan-fu) -
ND (1736-1796)  - Hartill# 22.344: Y-shaped top of Yūn; radical 山 in 隆 (uncertain mint and date) -
ND (1741-1794)  - Hartill# 22.338: V-shaped top of Yūn (Dongchuan Old mint) -
ND (1744-1770)  - Hartill# 22.340: Y-shaped top of Yūn; Tong with small head (Dali) -
ND (1751-1779)  - Hartill# 22.347: Bao with wedge-shaped top; poor workmanship (Guangxi-fu) -
ND (1753-1779)  - Hartill# 22.339: Y-shaped top of Yūn; Tong with wide head (Dongchuan New mint) -
ND (1764-1770)  - Hartill# 22.341: Y-shaped top of Yūn; Tong with square head (Shunning) -
ND (1776-1778)  - Hartill# 22.342: Y-shaped top of Yūn; Bao with hook top (Baoshan) -
ND (1776-1780)  - Hartill# 22.343: Y-shaped top of Yūn; Degenerate type (Dali) -
ND (1777-1779)  - Hartill# 22.348: Very long top on Yūn (Qujing) -
Catalog ID1435706730
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