10 Cash - Qixiang Zhongbao, Boo-yuwan

€226,364.00
IssuerEmpire of China
Year1861
TypeNon-circulating coin
Value10 Cash
CurrencyCash (621-1912)
CompositionBrass
Weight
Dimensions32 mm
Thickness
Shape and TechniqueRound with a square hole
Cast
OrientationMedal alignment ↑↑
Engraver(s)
In circulation to
Reference(s) Hartill#22.1124, FD#2587
Obverse descriptionFour Chinese ideograms read top to bottom, right to left.
Obverse scriptChinese (traditional, regular script)
Obverse lettering 祺 寶 重  祥
(Translation: Qi Xiang Zhong Bao Qixiang (former name of Tongzhi) / 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 十
(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 (1861)  - -
Catalog ID8101528190
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