10 Cash - Guangxu Zhongbao, Boo-yuwan, type B, without dot

€226,720.00
IssuerEmpire of China
Year1880-1887
TypeStandard circulation coin
Value10 Cash
CurrencyCash (621-1912)
CompositionBrass
Weight6.27 g
Dimensions27 mm
Thickness
Shape and TechniqueRound with a square hole
Cast
OrientationMedal alignment ↑↑
Engraver(s)
In circulation to
Reference(s) Hartill#22.1318
Obverse descriptionFour Chinese ideograms read top to bottom, right to left.
Obverse scriptChinese (traditional, regular script)
Obverse lettering 光 寶 重  緒
(Translation: Guang Xu Zhong Bao Guangxu (Emperor) / Heavy currency)
Reverse descriptionTwo Manchu words (read vertically) separated by the hole, all with one Chinese ideogram above and one below.
Reverse scriptChinese (traditional, regular script), Mongolian / Manchu
Reverse lettering當 ᠪᠣᠣ ᠶᡠᠸᠠᠨ 台
(Translation: Dang Shi / Boo-yuwan Value 10 / Boo-yuwan)
EdgeSmooth.
MintMinistry of Public Works Mint,Auxilliary furnaces (工部局), Beijing, China (1726-1898)
Ministry of Public Works Mint, New
Branch (工部局), Beijing, China (1726-1898)
Ministry of Public Works Mint, Old
Branch (工部局), Beijing, China (1726-1898)
MintageND (1880-1887)  - Hartill#22.1318: Six-stroke Bei (New branch) -
ND (1880-1887)  - Hartill#22.1319: Seven-stroke Bei (Old branch) -
ND (1880-1887)  - Hartill#22.1320: Protruding top Boo (Auxiliary furnaces) -
Catalog ID4647371880
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