5 Cash - Xianfeng Tongbao, Aksu

€1.00
IssuerSouth Xinjiang
Year1851-1861
TypeStandard circulation coin
Value5 Cash
CurrencyCash (1759-1909)
CompositionCopper
Weight4.22 g
Dimensions24 mm
Thickness1.5 mm
Shape and TechniqueRound with a square hole
Cast
OrientationMedal alignment ↑↑
Engraver(s)
In circulation to
Reference(s) Hartill#22.1071, FD#2568
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 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當 ᠠᡴᠰᡠ اقسو 五
(Translation: Dang / Wu / Aqsu / Aqsu Worth 5 / Aksu (mint) / Aksu (mint))
EdgeSmooth.
Mint
MintageND (1851-1861)  - Hartill#22.1071: Uyghur Aqsu tail curly -
ND (1851-1861)  - Hartill#22.1072: Uyghur Aqsu tail curves right -
ND (1851-1861)  - Hartill#22.1073: Protruding Bao -
Catalog ID9023690850
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