10 Cash Tianguo / Tongbao

€318,069.00
IssuerTaiping Heavenly Kingdom
Year1853-1855
TypeStandard circulation coin
Value10 Cash
CurrencyCash (1853-1864)
CompositionBrass
Weight20.19 g
Dimensions38 mm
Thickness
Shape and TechniqueRound with a square hole
Cast
OrientationMedal alignment ↑↑
Engraver(s)
In circulation to
Reference(s) Hartill#23.1
Obverse descriptionTwo Chinese ideograms read top to bottom.
Obverse scriptChinese (traditional, regular script)
Obverse lettering天 国
(Translation: Tian Guo Heavenly Kingdom)
Reverse descriptionTwo Chinese ideograms read right to left.
Reverse scriptChinese (traditional, regular script)
Reverse lettering寶通
(Translation: Tong Bao Universal currency)
EdgeSmooth.
Mint
MintageND (1853-1855)  - Hartill#23.1: Tong with closed head -
ND (1853-1855)  - Hartill#23.2: Tong with open head -
Catalog ID7044417300
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