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20 Cash - Xianfeng Zhongbao, Boo-su
| Issuer | Board of Revenue Mint, Qing Dynasty |
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| Year | 1854-1855 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Obverse script | Chinese (traditional, regular script) |
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| Reverse description | Round cast brass coin with a central square hole flanked by four characters arranged in cruciform layout. The right and left fields bear the Manchu script reading 'Boo-su' (ᠪᠣᠣ ᠰᡠ), identifying the Suzhou Mint. The upper and lower fields carry the Chinese characters 當 (dang, meaning 'equal to' or 'value') and 二十 (er shi, meaning 'twenty'), together denoting a face value of 20 cash. The characters and script are cast in bold relief against the flat field, consistent with Qing emergency-issue coinage of the Xianfeng period. |
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| Reverse lettering | 當 ᠪᠣᠣ ᠰᡠ 十二 (Translation: Dang Er Shi / Boo-su Value 20 / Boo-su) |
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