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1 Cash - Xianfeng Tongbao, Boo-je
| Issuer | Board of Revenue Mint, Beijing |
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| Year | 1851-1861 |
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| Technique | Cast |
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| Obverse description | Four large Chinese characters in regular script (kaishu) are arranged in cruciform fashion around the central square perforation, reading top-to-bottom and right-to-left: 咸 (top), 通 (right), 豐 (bottom), 寶 (left), forming the legend 'Xianfeng Tongbao' (Auspicious Abundance, Universal Currency). The characters are boldly cast in raised relief within a plain, slightly raised rim. The field surface shows the characteristic granular texture typical of Qing dynasty cast cash coinage. |
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| Edge | Plain |
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| Mintage | ND (1851-1853) - Hartill#22.1025: Tong with open head: Board of Revenue type - ND (1854-1858) - Hartill#22.1026: Tong with open head: Local type - ND (1855-1861) - Hartill#22.1028: Tong with closed head; smaller size (around 17 mm) - ND (1855-1861) - Hartill#22.1029: Tong with open head; Coastal Province type - |
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