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1 Cash - Tongzhi Tongbao, Boo-tai, privately cast
| Issuer | Empire of China |
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| Year | 1862-1874 |
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| Currency | Cash (621-1912) |
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| Obverse script | Chinese (traditional, regular script) |
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| Reverse description | Plain field divided by the central square hole, with two Manchu (Manchurian) script characters positioned to the right and left of the hole, reading vertically. The right character reads 'Boo' (ᠪᠣᠣ) and the left reads 'tai' (ᡨᠠᡳ), together indicating the mint designation Boo-tai (Board of Revenue, Taiyuan). The casting quality is noticeably crude and irregular, with shallow, poorly defined script forms and an uneven flan surface, hallmarks of privately cast rather than officially minted production. |
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| Reverse lettering | ᠪᠣᠣ ᡨᠠᡳ (Translation: Boo-tai) |
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