1 Cash - Tongzhi Tongbao; Boo-su
Features
| Issuer |
Empire of China
 |
|---|---|
| Emperor |
Qing dynasty › Tongzhi (同治帝) (1861-1875)
|
| Type | Standard circulation coins |
| Years | 1864-1874 |
| Value | 1 Cash |
| Currency | Cash (621-1912) |
| Composition | Brass |
| Weight | 1.64 g |
| Diameter | 22 mm |
| Shape | Round with a square hole |
| Technique | Cast |
| Orientation | Medal alignment ↑↑ |
| Demonetized | Yes |
| Number | N# 45110 |
| References | Hartill# 22.1146 David Hartill; 2017. Cast Chinese Coins (2nd Edition). Self-published, London, United Kingdom. Ding Fubao, George Albert Fisher; 1990. Fisher's Ding. G. A. Fisher, Littleton, Colorado, United States. Fredrik Schjöth; 1976. Chinese Currency. Andrew Publishing Co., London, United Kingdom. |
Obverse
Four Chinese ideograms read top to bottom, right to left.
Script: Chinese (traditional, regular script)
Lettering:
同
寶 通
治
Translation:
Tong Zhi Tong Bao
Tongzhi (Emperor) / Universal currency
Reverse
Two Manchu words (read vertically) separated by the hole.
Script: Mongolian / Manchu
Lettering: ᠪᠣᠣ ᠰᡠ
Translation: Boo-su
Edge
Plain
Mint
Suzhou Mint, Jiangsu, China (1668-1907)Comments
DocTongHead
DocBeiStrokes
DocBooProt
DocBeiStrokes
DocBooProt
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| Date | VG | F | VF | XF | AU | UNC | Frequency | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Undetermined | |||||||||||||||
| ND (1864-1874) | Hartill#22.1146a: Tong with open head; six-stroke Bei; small type (around 21 mm) | 69% | |||||||||||||
| ND (1864-1874) | Hartill#22.1146b: Tong with open head; six-stroke Bei; large type (23 mm) | 6% | |||||||||||||
| ND (1864-1874) | Hartill#22.1147: Tong with open head; seven-stroke Bei | 10% | |||||||||||||
| ND (1864-1874) | Hartill#22.1148: Tong with open head; upper part of Tong not touching hole | 2% | |||||||||||||
| ND (1864-1874) | Hartill#22.1149: Tong with closed head; protruding head Boo (Coastal Province type) | 4% | |||||||||||||
| ND (1864-1874) | Hartill#22.1150: Tong with protruding head (Coastal Province type) | 8% | |||||||||||||
| ND (1864-1874) | Hartill#22.1151: Broad rims; Tong with closed head (around 25 mm) | 6% | |||||||||||||
| ND (1864-1874) | Hartill#22.1152: Broad rims; Tong with protruding head (around 28 mm) | 0% | |||||||||||||
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