5 Cash - Daoguang Tongbao, Aksu

€175,246.00
IssuerSouth Xinjiang
Year1829-1850
TypeStandard circulation coins
Value5 Cash
CurrencyCash (1759-1909)
CompositionCopper
Weight4.42 g
Dimensions24 mm
Thickness1.5 mm
Shape and TechniqueRound with a square hole
Cast
OrientationMedal alignment ↑↑
Engraver(s)
In circulation to
Reference(s) Hartill#22.653, FD#2408
Obverse descriptionFour Chinese ideograms read top to bottom, right to left.
Obverse scriptChinese (traditional, regular script)
Obverse lettering 道 寶 通  光
(Translation: Dao Guang Tong Bao Daoguang (Emperor) / Universal currency)
Reverse descriptionTwo Chinese ideograms above and one below, one Uyghur word to the right, and one Manchu word to the left.
Reverse scriptChinese (traditional, regular script), Mongolian / Manchu, Old Uyghur
Reverse lettering年八 ᠠᡴᠰᡠ اقسو 五
(Translation: Ba Nian / Wu / Aqsu / Aqsu Year 8 / 5 Cash / Aksu (mint) / Aksu (mint))
EdgeSmooth.
Mint
MintageND (1829-1850)  - Hartill#22.653: Normal Ba -
ND (1829-1850)  - Hartill#22.655: Square Ba -
Catalog ID3774914260
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