1 Cash - Qianlong Tongbao; Boo-chiowan

Features

Issuer	Empire of China
Emperor	Qing dynasty › Qianlong (乾隆帝) (1735-1796)
Type	Standard circulation coin
Years	1736-1800
Value	1 Cash
Currency	Cash (621-1912)
Composition	Brass
Weight	4.23 g
Diameter	24 mm
Thickness	1.5 mm
Shape	Round with a square hole
Technique	Cast
Orientation	Medal alignment ↑↑
Demonetized	Yes
Number	N# 1133
References	Hartill# 22.200, David Hartill; 2017. Cast Chinese Coins (2^nd edition). New Generation Publishing, London, United Kingdom. FD# 2297, Fubao Ding, George Albert Fisher; 1990. Fisher's Ding. G. A. Fisher, Littleton, Colorado, United States. Schjoth# 1463, Fredrik Schjöth; 1976. Chinese Currency. Andrew Publishing Co., London, United Kingdom. KM# 387 Tracy L. Schmidt (editor); 2019. Standard Catalog of World Coins / 2001-Date (14^th edition). Krause Publications, Stevens Point, Wisconsin, United States. And 5 more volumes.

Obverse

Four Chinese ideograms read top to bottom, right to left.

Script: Chinese (traditional, regular script)

Lettering:
　乾
寶　通
　隆

Translation:
Qian Long Tong Bao
Qianlong (Emperor) / Circulating currency

Reverse

Two Manchu words (read vertically) separated by the hole.

Script: Mongolian / Manchu

Lettering: ᠪᠣᠣ ᠴᡳᠣᠸᠠᠨ

Translation: Boo-chiowan

Edge

Smooth.

Mints

	Ministry of Revenue Mint, East Branch (戶部局), Beijing, China (1727-1898)
	Ministry of Revenue Mint, North Branch (戶部局), Beijing, China (1727-1910)
	Ministry of Revenue Mint, South Branch (戶部局), Beijing, China (1727-1898)
	Ministry of Revenue Mint, West Branch (戶部局), Beijing, China (1727-1910)

Comments

Many varieties exist:

Type A: Well made coin with large Manchu characters.
Type B: 乙 radical in 乾; マ radical in 通
Type C: 乙 radical in 乾; コ radical in 通; round top ᠪᠣᠣ
Type D: 乙 radical in 乾; コ and slanting bottom 辶 radicals in 通; protruding top ᠪᠣᠣ
Type E: 乙 radical in 乾; コ and slanting bottom 辶 radicals in 通; round top ᠪᠣᠣ
Type F1: し radical in 乾; cursive ᠴᡳᠣᠸᠠᠨ
Type F2: し radical in 乾; gap between loops of ᠪᠣᠣ
Type G1: し radical in 乾; protruding top ᠪᠣᠣ
Type G2: し radical in 乾; crude text with broad rims
Type H1 (Shanlong): 缶 radical instead of 生 radical in 隆; vertical dots of 辶 radical in 通
Type H2 (Shanlong): 缶 radical instead of 生 radical in 隆; oblique dots of 辶 radical in 通
Type H3 (Shanlong): 缶 radical instead of 生 radical in 隆; horizontal dots of 辶 radical in 通

The Shanlongs are posthumous issues (either from when Qianlong was a retired emperor or after he died).

An example of Hartill#22.212 (Type E; top vertical stroke of radical 車 in 乾 slanted; South branch):

Manage my collection

Please sign in or create an account to manage your collection.

Date	G	VG	F	VF	Frequency
Undetermined
ND (1736)	$ 0.22	$ 1.80	$ 1.80	$ 2.10	34%	Hartill#22.200: Type A; 乾 with し like a hook
ND (1736-1739)		$ 0.74	$ 0.74	$ 2.80	20%	Hartill#22.201: Type A; 乾 with 乙 radical
ND (1736-1795)					5%	Hartill#-: Dot at upper left reverse (Schjoth#1465 and KM#387.2)
ND (1740-1745)			$ 0.19	$ 0.53	9%	Hartill#22.202: Type B; broad rims; ᠪᠣ᠊ᠣ instead of ᠪᠣᠣ
ND (1746-1753)		$ 0.16	$ 2.60		5%	Hartill#22.203: Type B; broad rims, heavy top 寶
ND (1754-1760)				$ 0.35	16%	Hartill#22.204: Type B; smaller rims; large Manchu
ND (1761)					3%	Hartill#22.205: Type C square head tong
ND (1761-1767)					2%	Hartill#22.206: Type D; wavy vertical stroke of radical 辶 in 通 (West branch?)
ND (1761-1767)					2%	Hartill#22.207: Type D; six-stroke radical 貝 in 寶 (East branch)
ND (1761-1767)					3%	Hartill#22.208: Type D; top vertical stroke of radical 車 in 乾 slanted (South branch)
ND (1761-1767)					2%	Hartill#22.209: Type D; stroke linking both radicals コ and 用 in 通 (West branch)
ND (1761-1767)					1.6%	Hartill#22.210: Type D; left protuding top of radical 阝 in 隆 (North branch)
ND (1768-1773)					2%	Hartill#22.211: Type E; six-stroke radical 貝 in 寶 (East branch)
ND (1768-1773)					3%	Hartill#22.212: Type E; top vertical stroke of radical 車 in 乾 slanted (South branch)
ND (1768-1773)					1.5%	Hartill#22.213: Type E; stroke linking both radicals コ and 用 in 通 (West branch)
ND (1768-1773)					1.9%	Hartill#22.214: Type E; left protuding top of radical 阝 in 隆 (North branch)
ND (1774)					1.7%	Hartill#22.215: Type F1; six-stroke radical 貝 in 寶 (East branch)
ND (1774)					1.8%	Hartill#22.216: Type F1; top vertical stroke of radical 車 in 乾 slanted (South branch)
ND (1774)					0.8%	Hartill#22.217: Type F1; middle stroke protrudes from radical 用 in 通 (West branch)
ND (1774)					1.1%	Hartill#22.218: Type F1; left protuding top of radical 阝 in 隆 (North branch)
ND (1775-1781)					1.5%	Hartill#22.219: Type F2; six-stroke radical 貝 in 寶 (East branch)
ND (1775-1781)					2%	Hartill#22.220: Type F2; top vertical stroke of radical 車 in 乾 slanted (South branch)
ND (1775-1781)					1.6%	Hartill#22.221: Type F2; middle stroke protrudes from radical 用 in 通 (West branch)
ND (1775-1781)					1.4%	Hartill#22.222: Type F2; left protuding top of radical 阝 in 隆 (North branch)
ND (1782-1795)					2%	Hartill#22.223: Type six-stroke radical 貝 in 寶 G1; (East branch)
ND (1782-1795)					3%	Hartill#22.224: Type G1; top vertical stroke of radical 車 in 乾 slanted (South branch)
ND (1782-1795)					3%	Hartill#22.225: Type G1; middle stroke protrudes from radical 用 in 通 (West branch)
ND (1782-1795)					3%	Hartill#22.226: Type G1; left protruding top of radical 阝 in 隆 (North branch)
ND (1795)					1.2%	Hartill#22.227: Type G2; six-stroke radical 貝 in 寶 (East branch)
ND (1795)					0.7%	Hartill#22.228: Type G2; top vertical stroke of radical 車 in 乾 slanted (South branch)
ND (1795)					0.3%	Hartill#22.229: Type G2; middle stroke protrudes from radical 用 in 通 (West branch)
ND (1795)					1.0%	Hartill#22.230: Type G2; left protuding top of radical 阝 in 隆 (North branch)
ND (1796-1798)					1.1%	Hartill#22.231: Type H1; six-stroke radical 貝 in 寶 (East branch)
ND (1796-1798)					0.8%	Hartill#22.232: Type H1; top vertical stroke of radical 車 in 乾 slanted (South branch)
ND (1796-1798)					5%	Hartill#22.233: Type H1; middle stroke protrudes from radical 用 in 通 (West branch)
ND (1796-1798)				$ 3.70	0.8%	Hartill#22.234: Type H1; flat top ᠪᠣᠣ and radical コ in 通 (North branch)
ND (1799-1800)					0.4%	Hartill#22.235: Type H2; six-stroke radical 貝 in 寶 (East branch)
ND (1799-1800)					0.8%	Hartill#22.236: Type H2; top vertical stroke of radical 車 in 乾 slanted (South branch)
ND (1799-1800)					0.5%	Hartill#22.237: Type H2; middle stroke protrudes from radical 用 in 通 (West branch)
ND (1799-1800)					1.4%	Hartill#22.238: Type H2; protruding top ᠪᠣᠣ and radical コ in 通 (North branch)
ND (1800)					0.6%	Hartill#22.239: Type H3; six-stroke radical 貝 in 寶; マ radical in 通 (East branch)
ND (1800)					0.7%	Hartill#22.240: Type H3; radical コ and two-dot radical 辶 in 通 (South branch)
ND (1800)					0.3%	Hartill#22.241: Type H3; radical マ and one-dot 辶 radical in 通 (West branch)
ND (1800)					4%	Hartill#22.242: Type H3; protruding top ᠪᠣᠣ and radical マ in 通 (North branch)

Values in the table above are expressed in USD. They are based on evaluations by Numista users and sales realized on Internet platforms. They serve as an indication only; they are not intended to be relied upon for buying, selling or exchanging. Numista does not buy or sell coins or banknotes.

Frequencies show the percentage of Numista users who own each year or variety among all the users who own this coin. Since some users own several versions, the sum may be greater than 100%.

Get this coin

Members from this site want to exchange it: be.hanoi, benjammoins, Codiv, robertmx, franktomi, mexcoins, l-ajaiste-21, Andreacoins, ewen0hu, KasparsLV, gros, cyprusalexander, donmart, Dima, LCW1991, MicheleTN, cavalierrogue, tpal1961, BSmith, Jojo54000, pedromusic, djbroth, onecent, Alf48, chaosharvard, Moose59, waltbert, bevi75, Grinya, gvaicika, Nathaniel, Joe-breuille, Maxime03, asimov37, maurilp04, rmuniak, coins_on_the_side, silverbug9, iRipperoni, Barberousse, the-ferret, Parazoanthus, lesalyen, Ivan Artamonov, adriarth, fredo52, mpashea, Coin Collector Kid, astertius, luisarciniegas…

» See the details of the coins available for swap

Numista Rarity index: 10 Search tips

This index is based on the data of Numista members collections. It ranges from 0 to 100, 0 meaning a very common coin or banknote and 100 meaning a rare coin or banknote among Numista members.

Contribute to the catalog

Modify or add data on this page
Register a past auction sale
Duplicate this page

Share: Facebook Twitter