100 Cash - Xianfeng Tongbao, Boo-fu

€44,587.00
IssuerEmpire of China
Year1853-1855
TypeStandard circulation coins
Value100 Cash
CurrencyCash (621-1912)
CompositionBrass
Weight
Dimensions71 mm
Thickness
Shape and TechniqueRound with a square hole
Cast
OrientationMedal alignment ↑↑
Engraver(s)
In circulation to
Reference(s) Hartill#22.779, FD#2526
Obverse descriptionFour Chinese ideograms read top to bottom, right to left.
Obverse scriptChinese (traditional, regular script)
Obverse lettering 咸 寶 通  豐
(Translation: Xian Feng Tong Bao Xianfeng (Emperor) / Universal currency)
Reverse descriptionTwo Manchu words (read vertically) separated by the hole, all with one Chinese ideogram above and one below.
Reverse scriptChinese (traditional, regular script), Mongolian / Manchu
Reverse lettering一 ᠪᠣᠣ ᡶᡠ 百
(Translation: Yi Bai / Boo-chiowan 100 Cash / Boo-chiowan)
EdgeSmooth.
Mint
MintageND (1853-1855)  - Hartill#22.779: Tong with two dots -
ND (1853-1855)  - Hartill#22.784: Tong with one dot -
Catalog ID2643511330
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