10 Cash - Guangxu Tongbao, Aksu for Kashgar

€175,633.00
IssuerSouth Xinjiang
Year1880-1889
TypeStandard circulation coins
Value10 Cash
CurrencyCash (1759-1909)
CompositionCopper
Weight3.93 g
Dimensions26 mm
Thickness1.5 mm
Shape and TechniqueRound with a square hole
Cast
OrientationMedal alignment ↑↑
Engraver(s)
In circulation to
Reference(s) Hartill#22.1468
Obverse descriptionFour Chinese ideograms read top to bottom, right to left.
Obverse scriptChinese (traditional, regular script)
Obverse lettering 光 寶 通  緒
(Translation: Guang Xu Tong Bao Guangxu (Emperor) / Universal currency)
Reverse descriptionOne Chinese ideogram above an below, one Uyghur word to the right, and one Manchu word to the left.
Reverse scriptChinese (traditional, regular script), Mongolian / Manchu, Old Uyghur
Reverse lettering喀 ᠠᡴᠰᡠ ئاقسۇ 十
(Translation: Ka / Shi / Aksu / Aqs Kashgar (casting authority) / 10 Cash / Aksu (mint) / Aksu (mint))
EdgeSmooth.
Mint
MintageND (1880-1889)  - Hartill#22.1468-1469: Tong with two dots (minor varieties) -
ND (1880-1889)  - Hartill#22.1470: Tong with one dot -
Catalog ID7173163560
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