1 Cash - Qianlong Tongbao; Boo-u

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

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Features

Issuer Empire of China
Emperor Qing dynasty › Qianlong (乾隆帝) (1735-1796)
Type Standard circulation coin
Years 1743-1794
Value 1 Cash
Currency Cash (621-1912)
Composition Brass
Weight 4.23 g
Diameter 25 mm
Thickness 1.2 mm
Shape Round with a square hole
Technique Cast
Orientation Medal alignment ↑↑
Demonetized Yes
Number
N#
28092
References Hartill# 22.288,
David Hartill; 2017. Cast Chinese Coins (2nd edition). New Generation Publishing, London, United Kingdom.
FD# 2317,
Fubao Ding, George Albert Fisher; 1990. Fisher's Ding. G. A. Fisher, Littleton, Colorado, United States.
Schjoth# 1472
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:
 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 ᡠ

Translation: Boo-u

Edge

Smooth.

Mint

Wuchang Mint, modern-day Wuchang District, Hubei, China (1650-1898)

Comments

Wuchang, Hubei.

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Date VG F VF XF AU UNC Frequency
ND (1743-1763)  15% Hartill#22.288: Tong with closed head; Er Bao; top of U with short stroke
ND (1743-1763)  $ 1.40 $ 4.90 84% Hartill#22.291: Tong with closed head; Er Bao; top of U with long stroke
ND (1764-1785)  7% Hartill#22.293: Tong with open head; Er Bao; top of U bent
ND (1764-1785)  3% Hartill#22.295: Tong with open head; Er Bao; top of U with long stroke
ND (1786-1794)  8% Hartill#22.296-298: Tong with closed head; Fou Bao

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