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10 Cash - Xianfeng Zhongbao, Boo-chiowan, medium type
| Issuer | Qing Dynasty Imperial Government (Ministry of Revenue) |
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| Year | 1854-1857 |
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| Technique | Cast |
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| Obverse script | Chinese (traditional, regular script) |
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| Reverse lettering | 當 ᠪᠣᠣ ᠴᡳᠣᠸᠠᠨ 十 (Translation: Dang Shi / Boo-chiowan / Value 10) |
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The Xianfeng reign (1851–1861) forced a complete overhaul of Qing cash coinage. The Taiping Rebellion had shattered imperial finances, and the Board of Revenue mint in Beijing — Boo-chiowan — was directed to produce increasingly large-denomination cash to cover military expenditures. The 10 cash pieces came in multiple weight standards as the ministry struggled to balance bullion costs against face value; the "medium type" designation reflects one of several official adjustments made during the 1854–1857 window, distinct from both the heavier early issues and the debased lightweight pieces that followed.
Brass rather than the traditional bronze alloy signals the supply disruptions affecting copper procurement at this period.