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10 Cash - Xianfeng Zhongbao, Boo-chiowan, small type

Issuer Board of Revenue Mint (戶部局), Qing Dynasty
Year 1857-1861
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Value 10 Cash
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Reverse description Reverse displays four characters arranged cruciformly around the central square hole, combining Chinese and Manchu scripts. The Chinese numeral 十 (shi, meaning 'ten') appears at the bottom and the Chinese character 當 (dang, meaning 'equivalent to') at the top, indicating the denomination of ten cash. The left and right fields bear the Manchu script legend ᠪᠣᠣ ᠴᡳᠣᠸᠠᠨ (Boo-chiowan), identifying the Board of Revenue Mint in Beijing. The casting is characteristic of the small-type variant, with a plain raised inner rim around the square aperture and a plain outer rim.
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Reverse lettering 當 ᠪᠣᠣ ᠴᡳᠣᠸᠠᠨ 十
(Translation: Dang Shi / Boo-chiowan Value 10 / Boo-chiowan)
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Mint Ministry of Revenue Mint, East Branch (戶部局), Beijing, China (1727-1898)
Ministry of Revenue Mint, North Branch (戶部局), Beijing, China (1727-1910)
Ministry of Revenue Mint, South Branch (戶部局), Beijing, China (1727-1898)
Ministry of Revenue Mint, West Branch (戶部局), Beijing, China (1727-1910)
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