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10 Cash - Guangxu Zhongbao, Boo-chiowan, type A
| Issuer | Ministry of Revenue Mint, Beijing |
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| Year | 1875-1880 |
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| Reference(s) | Hartill#22.1290, FD#2640, Schjoth#1603, C#1-17 |
| Obverse description | Four large Chinese characters in regular script (kaishu) are cast in raised relief, arranged in cruciform reading order: top to bottom and right to left, surrounding a central square hole. The character 光 (Guāng) appears at the top, 緒 (Xù) to the right, 重 (Zhòng) to the left, and 寶 (Bǎo) at the bottom, together forming the reign title and denomination inscription 光緒重寶 (Guangxu Zhongbao), meaning 'Guangxu Heavy Currency.' The broad, flat field is unadorned, and the characters are rendered in a bold, formal calligraphic style consistent with late Qing imperial cash coinage. |
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| Reverse description | The reverse displays a bilingual inscription in raised relief surrounding the central square hole, following the standard convention of late Qing ten-cash coinage. A single Chinese character 當 (Dāng, meaning 'equal to' or 'valued at') is cast above the hole, and the numeral 十 (Shí, meaning 'ten') appears below. To either side of the hole, two Manchu script characters spell out 'Boo-chiowan' (ᠪᠣᠣ ᠴᡳᠣᠸᠠᠨ), the Manchu rendering of the mint name for the Board of Revenue Mint in Beijing. The overall composition is symmetrical and austere, with no border ornamentation, consistent with cast brass cash of the Guangxu period. |
| Reverse script | Chinese (traditional, regular script), Mongolian / Manchu |
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