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1 Cash - Tongzhi Tongbao, Boo-soo
| Issuer | Board of Revenue Mint, Suzhou |
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| Year | 1864-1874 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Obverse description | Cast brass cash coin bearing four Chinese characters arranged in cruciform fashion around a central square hole, read in the traditional order of top, bottom, right, left. The inscription 同治通寶 (Tongzhi Tongbao) is rendered in regular script (kaishu), with the reign title 同治 (Tongzhi) positioned at the top and right, and the denomination legend 通寶 (Universal Currency) at the bottom and left. The characters are well-formed and slightly raised within a flat field, bounded by an inner square rim and an outer circular rim. |
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| Obverse lettering | 同 寶 通 治 (Translation: Tong Zhi Tong Bao Tongzhi (Emperor) / Universal currency) |
| Reverse description | The reverse displays two Manchu script characters flanking the central square hole, each read vertically on their respective side. The Manchu word ᠪᠣᠣ (Boo, meaning 'Treasury') appears to the right of the hole and ᠰᠣᡠ (Soo, an abbreviated rendering of Suzhou) to the left, together identifying the issuing mint. The characters are cast in a cursive Manchu style within a flat field, framed by the inner square rim and the outer circular rim. |
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