1 Cash - Qianlong Tongbao; Boo-yūn

1 Cash - Qianlong (Tongbao; Boo-yūn) - obverse1 Cash - Qianlong (Tongbao; Boo-yūn) - reverse

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Features

Issuer Empire of China
Emperor Qing dynasty › Qianlong (乾隆帝) (1735-1796)
Type Standard circulation coin
Years 1736-1796
Value 1 Cash
Currency Cash (621-1912)
Composition Brass
Weight 2.8 g
Diameter 25 mm
Thickness 1.0 mm
Shape Round with a square hole
Orientation Medal alignment ↑↑
Demonetized Yes
Number
N#
17924
References Hartill# 22.337,
David Hartill; 2017. Cast Chinese Coins (2nd edition). New Generation Publishing, London, United Kingdom.
FD# 2321,
Fubao Ding, George Albert Fisher; 1990. Fisher's Ding. G. A. Fisher, Littleton, Colorado, United States.
Schjoth# 1480,
Fredrik Schjöth; 1976. Chinese Currency. Andrew Publishing Co., London, United Kingdom.
KM# 420
Tracy L. Schmidt (editor); 2019. Standard Catalog of World Coins / 2001-Date (14th 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 (Emporer) / Universal currency

Reverse

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

Script: Mongolian / Manchu

Lettering: ᠪᠣᠣ ᠶᡡᠨ

Translation: Boo-yūn

Edge

Smooth

Mints

Yunnan Mint, Baoshan Branch, modern-day Yunnan, China (1776-1801)
Yunnan Mint, Dali Branch, modern-day Yunnan, China (1682-1801)
Yunnan Mint, Guangxi-fu Branch, modern-day Luxi County, Yunnan, China (1736-1779)
Yunnan Mint, Lin'an Branch, modern-day Jianshui County, Yunnan, China (1685-1861)
Yunnan Mint, New Dongchuan Branch, modern-day District de Dongchuan, Yunnan, China (1753-1779)
Yunnan Mint, Old Dongchuan Branch, modern-day District de Dongchuan, Yunnan, China (1724-1908)
Yunnan Mint, Qujing Branch, China (1777-1861)
Yunnan Mint, Shunning Branch, modern-day Fengqing County, Yunnan, China (1764-1770)
Yunnan Mint, Yunnan-fu Branch, modern-day Kunming, Yunnan, China (1659-1911)

Comments

Variety of Hartill# 22.337.
Obverse: the same with long top dot on bao
Reverse: practically vertical top stroke of Yūn

Coin in photo has size 24.7 mm and mass 2.79 g.

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Date G VG F VF XF AU UNC Frequency
ND (1736-1740)  $ 0.80 $ 1.20 $ 1.40 $ 2.20 43% Hartill# 22.346: Bao with wedge-shaped top (Guangxi-fu)
ND (1736-1779)  6% Hartill# 22.345: Bao with curved left foot; large radical large 阝in 隆 (Lin'an)
ND (1736-1794)  $ 0.99 $ 1.60 34% Hartill# 22.337: Well made coin with large Manchu characters (Yunnan-fu)
ND (1736-1796)  4% Hartill# 22.344: Y-shaped top of Yūn; radical 山 in 隆 (uncertain mint and date)
ND (1741-1794)  8% Hartill# 22.338: V-shaped top of Yūn (Dongchuan Old mint)
ND (1744-1770)  4% Hartill# 22.340: Y-shaped top of Yūn; Tong with small head (Dali)
ND (1751-1779)  6% Hartill# 22.347: Bao with wedge-shaped top; poor workmanship (Guangxi-fu)
ND (1753-1779)  5% Hartill# 22.339: Y-shaped top of Yūn; Tong with wide head (Dongchuan New mint)
ND (1764-1770)  2% Hartill# 22.341: Y-shaped top of Yūn; Tong with square head (Shunning)
ND (1776-1778)  2% Hartill# 22.342: Y-shaped top of Yūn; Bao with hook top (Baoshan)
ND (1776-1780)  4% Hartill# 22.343: Y-shaped top of Yūn; Degenerate type (Dali)
ND (1777-1779)  3% Hartill# 22.348: Very long top on Yūn (Qujing)

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