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1 Cash - Xianfeng Tongbao, Boo-gui
| Issuer | Board of Revenue Mint, Guizhou (Boo-gui) |
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| Year | 1853-1854 |
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| Reference(s) | Hartill#22.823, FD#2546, Schjoth#1551, C#18-4 |
| Obverse description | Cast brass cash coin with a central square perforation. Four Chinese characters in regular script (kaishu) are arranged in cruciform fashion around the central hole, read top-to-bottom then right-to-left: 咸 (top), 豐 (bottom), 通 (right), 寶 (left), forming the reign title and currency inscription 咸豐通寶 (Xianfeng Tongbao). The characters are rendered in a straightforward official style with raised relief against an unadorned flat field. The coin lacks an inner or outer rim decoration beyond the plain raised border. |
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| Reverse script | Mongolian / Manchu |
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| Mintage | ND (1853-1854) - Hartill#22.823: Board of Revenue type - ND (1853-1854) - Hartill#22.824: Local type - |
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