10 Cash - Guangxu Tongbao, Kucha, Manchu left and Uyghur right

€1.00
IssuerSouth Xinjiang
Year1883-1885
TypeStandard circulation coin
Value10 Cash
CurrencyCash (1759-1909)
CompositionCopper
Weight4.38 g
Dimensions25 mm
Thickness
Shape and TechniqueRound with a square hole
Cast
OrientationMedal alignment ↑↑
Engraver(s)
In circulation to
Reference(s) Hartill#22.1478
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 and one below, one Manchu word to the left, and one Uyghur word to the right.
Reverse scriptChinese (traditional, regular script), Mongolian / Manchu, Old Uyghur
Reverse lettering庫 ᡴᡠᠴᠠ كوچا 十
(Translation: Ku / Shi / Kuche / Kq Kucha (mint) / 10 Cash / Kucha (mint) / Kucha (mint))
EdgeSmooth.
Mint
MintageND (1883-1885)  - Hartill#22.1478-1480: Minor varieties -
ND (1883-1885)  - Hartill#22.1482: With small crescent at 4-o`clock on the obverse -
ND (1883-1885)  - Hartill#22.1483: With small crescent at 4-o`clock and 10-o`clock on the obverse -
Catalog ID4162046000
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