10 Cash - Xianfeng Zhongbao, Boo-gui

€56,087.00
IssuerEmpire of China
Year1853-1854
TypeStandard circulation coins
Value10 Cash
CurrencyCash (621-1912)
CompositionBrass
Weight18.3 g
Dimensions40.1 mm
Thickness2.25 mm
Shape and TechniqueRound with a square hole
Cast
OrientationMedal alignment ↑↑
Engraver(s)
In circulation to
Reference(s) Hartill#22.825, FD#2547
Obverse descriptionFour Chinese ideograms read top to bottom, right to left.
Obverse scriptChinese (traditional, regular script)
Obverse lettering 咸 寶 重  豐
(Translation: Xian Feng Zhong Bao Xianfeng (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 ᡤᡠᡳ 十
(Translation: Dang Shi / Boo-gui Value 10 / Boo-gui)
EdgeSmooth.
Mint
MintageND (1853-1854)  - -
Catalog ID3308968140
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