1 Cash - Xianfeng Tongbao, Boo-joo, with crescent

€226,281.00
IssuerEmpire of China
Year1851-1861
TypeStandard circulation coin
Value1 Cash
CurrencyCash (621-1912)
CompositionBrass
Weight
Dimensions21 mm
Thickness
Shape and TechniqueRound with a square hole
Cast
OrientationMedal alignment ↑↑
Engraver(s)
In circulation to
Reference(s) Hartill#22.1118
Obverse descriptionFour Chinese ideograms read top to bottom, right to left.
Obverse scriptChinese (traditional, regular script)
Obverse lettering 咸 寶 通  豐
(Translation: Xian Feng Tong Bao Xianfeng (Emperor) / Universal currency)
Reverse descriptionTwo Manchu words (read vertically) separated by the hole, all with crescent above.
Reverse scriptMongolian / Manchu
Reverse letteringᠪᠣᠣ ᠵᠣᠣ
(Translation: Boo-joo)
EdgeSmooth.
Mint
MintageND (1851-1861)  - Hartill#22.1118: Large crescent -
ND (1851-1861)  - Hartill#22.1119: Small crescent -
Catalog ID7319955610
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