5 Cash - Tongzhi Tongbao, Kucha

€317,816.00
IssuerSouth Xinjiang
Year1862-1863
TypeStandard circulation coins
Value5 Cash
CurrencyCash (1759-1909)
CompositionCopper
Weight
Dimensions25 mm
Thickness
Shape and TechniqueRound with a square hole
Cast
OrientationMedal alignment ↑↑
Engraver(s)
In circulation to
Reference(s) Hartill#22.1227
Obverse descriptionFour Chinese ideograms read top to bottom, right to left.
Obverse scriptChinese (traditional, regular script)
Obverse lettering 同 寶 通  治
(Translation: Tong Zhi Tong Bao Tongzhi (Emperor) / Universal currency)
Reverse descriptionOne Chinese ideogram above and 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當 ᡴᡠᠴᠠ كوچا 五
(Translation: Dang / Wu / Kucha / Kuca Worth 5 / Kucha (mint) / Kucha (mint))
EdgeSmooth.
Mint
MintageND (1862-1863)  - -
Catalog ID4313000410
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