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200 Cash - Xianfeng Yuanbao, Boo-chiowan, Prince Qing Hui mint
| Issuer | Board of Revenue Mint, Beijing |
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| Year | 1854 |
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| Diameter | 44 mm |
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| Obverse description | Four large Chinese characters in regular script (kaishu) are arranged in cruciform fashion around the central square hole, read in the traditional clockwise sequence of top, right, bottom, left. The characters 咸豐元寶 (Xianfeng Yuanbao), meaning 'Xianfeng [era] original currency', are boldly rendered in raised relief with strong, well-defined strokes. The square central perforation is framed by a raised inner rim, and the entire design is enclosed within a plain raised outer rim. The flat field between the characters shows the characteristically granular surface typical of cast bronze coinage of the Qing dynasty. |
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| Reverse description | The reverse features the mint name and denomination rendered in two scripts flanking the central square hole. To the right of the hole, a Manchu inscription reads 'Boo-chiowan' (the Manchu rendering of the Board of Revenue mint), and to the left, the Chinese characters 當百二 (Dang Er Bai, 'worth two hundred') denote the face value. A crescent mark appears in the upper-left quadrant of the field and a dot in the upper-right quadrant, serving as mint control marks specific to the Prince Qing Hui issue. The design is enclosed within a plain raised outer rim, consistent with the obverse. |
| Reverse script | Chinese (traditional, regular script), Manchu |
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