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10 Cash - Tongzhi Zhongbao, Boo-gung, small type
| Issuer | Board of Revenue Mint, Fujian Province |
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| Year | 1862-1864 |
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| Reference(s) | Hartill#22.1140 |
| Obverse description | Cast brass cash coin of the small type, featuring a central square hole surrounded by four Chinese characters in regular script (kaishu) arranged in cruciform fashion around the perforation. The reign title legend reads clockwise from the top: 同 (Tong), 治 (Zhi), 重 (Zhong), 寶 (Bao), denoting the Tongzhi emperor's heavy currency issue. The flat field is devoid of additional ornament, and the raised characters stand in bold relief against a plain background, conforming to the standard aesthetic of mid-Qing dynasty cast coinage. |
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| Reverse description | The reverse presents four inscriptions disposed around the central square hole in the traditional cruciform arrangement of Qing cash coinage. At the top and bottom appear the Chinese characters 當 (Dang, meaning 'equal to') and 十 (Shi, meaning 'ten'), denoting the denomination of 10 cash. To the left and right are the Manchu script characters for 'Boo-gung' (ᠪᠣᠣ ᡤᡠᠩ), identifying the Fujian (Fuzhou) mint. The characters are cast in bold relief within a plain, unadorned field, consistent with the small-type variety of this issue. |
| Reverse script | Chinese (traditional, regular script), Manchu |
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