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1 Cash - Xianfeng Tongbao, Boo-yuwan
| Issuer | Ministry of Public Works Mint (工部局), Qing Dynasty |
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| Year | 1851-1857 |
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| Reference(s) | Hartill#22.742, FD#2437, Schjoth#1535 |
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| Obverse lettering | 咸通豐寶 (Translation: Xian Feng Tong Bao — Xianfeng (Emperor) / Universal currency) |
| Reverse description | Two Manchu script characters are cast in relief on either side of the central square perforation, reading vertically and separated by the hole: 'Boo' (ᠪᠣᠣ) to the left and 'Yuwan' (ᡠᠸᠠᠨ) to the right, together denoting the mint name 'Boo-yuwan' (Board of Works Mint). The characters are rendered in the standard Manchu script used on Qing dynasty cash reverses, set within a flat, unornamented field bounded by raised inner and outer rims. The casting is slightly less crisp than the obverse, consistent with the auxiliary and branch furnace production methods of the period. |
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| Mintage | ND (1851-1853) - Hartill#22.742: Type A (New branch) - ND (1853-1857) - Hartill#22.743: Type B; Tong with closed head (New branch) - ND (1853-1857) - Hartill#22.744: Type B; Tong with open head and two dots (Old branch) - ND (1853-1857) - Hartill#22.745: Type B; Tong with open head and one dot (Auxiliary branches) - |
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