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1 Cash - Tongzhi Tongbao, Boo-su
| Issuer | Board of Revenue Mint, Suzhou |
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| Year | 1864-1874 |
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| Technique | Cast |
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| Obverse lettering | 同 寶 通 治 (Translation: Tong Zhi Tong Bao Tongzhi (Emperor) / Universal currency) |
| Reverse description | Cast brass cash coin with a central square perforation flanked on the left and right by two Manchu script characters in raised relief against a plain flat field. The left character reads 'Boo' (寶) and the right reads 'Su' (蘇), together forming the mint name 'Boo-su', identifying the Suzhou Mint. The characters are rendered in the standard Manchu clerical style used on Qing dynasty cash coinage, with a plain raised rim encircling the reverse field. |
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| Mintage | ND (1864-1874) - Hartill#22.1146a: Tong with open head; six-stroke Bei; small type (around 21 mm) - ND (1864-1874) - Hartill#22.1146b: Tong with open head; six-stroke Bei; large type (23 mm) - ND (1864-1874) - Hartill#22.1147: Tong with open head; seven-stroke Bei - ND (1864-1874) - Hartill#22.1148: Tong with open head; upper part of Tong not touching hole - ND (1864-1874) - Hartill#22.1149: Tong with closed head; protruding head Boo (Coastal Province type) - ND (1864-1874) - Hartill#22.1150: Tong with protruding head (Coastal Province type) - ND (1864-1874) - Hartill#22.1151: Broad rims; Tong with closed head (around 25 mm) - ND (1864-1874) - Hartill#22.1152: Broad rims; Tong with protruding head (around 28 mm) - |
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