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1 Cash - Xianfeng Tongbao, Boo-he, iron
| Issuer | Board of Revenue Mint / Board of Works Mint, Qing Dynasty |
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| Year | 1854-1859 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Obverse description | Cast iron cash coin featuring four Chinese characters in regular script (kaishu), arranged in cruciform reading order: top to bottom, right to left, around the central square perforation. The legend reads 咸豐通寶 (Xianfeng Tongbao), meaning 'Xianfeng [Emperor's reign] universal currency.' The characters are rendered in relief against a flat field, framed by a raised inner rim surrounding the square hole and a plain outer rim. The overall casting is typical of Qing dynasty provincial iron cash, with slightly irregular surfaces due to the sand-casting technique. |
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| Obverse lettering | 咸 寶 通 豐 (Translation: Xian Feng Tong Bao Xianfeng (Emperor) / Universal currency) |
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| Reverse script | Mongolian / Manchu |
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