10 Cash - Xianfeng Zhongbao, Boo-san, Dang Shi, small type

€136,610.00
IssuerEmpire of China
Year1853-1854
TypeStandard circulation coins
Value10 Cash
CurrencyCash (621-1912)
CompositionBrass
Weight18.43 g
Dimensions36 mm
Thickness2.0 mm
Shape and TechniqueRound with a square hole
Cast
OrientationMedal alignment ↑↑
Engraver(s)
In circulation to
Reference(s) Hartill#22.947, FD#2497, C#23-5
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 ᠰᠠᠨ 十
(Translation: Dang Shi / Boo-san Value 10 / Boo-san)
EdgeSmooth.
Mint
MintageND (1853-1854)  - Hartill#22.947: Six-stroke Bei -
ND (1854)  - Hartill#22.948: Seven-stroke Bei -
Catalog ID7856002520
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