1 Cash - Daoguang Tongbao; Boo-je

1 Cash - Daoguang (Tongbao; Boo-je) - obverse1 Cash - Daoguang (Tongbao; Boo-je) - reverse

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Features

Issuer Empire of China
Emperor Qing dynasty › Daoguang (道光帝) (1820-1850)
Type Standard circulation coin
Years 1821-1850
Value 1 Cash
Currency Cash (621-1912)
Composition Brass
Diameter 24 mm
Shape Round with a square hole
Technique Cast
Orientation Medal alignment ↑↑
Demonetized Yes
Number
N#
45072
References Hartill# 22.643,
David Hartill; 2017. Cast Chinese Coins (2nd edition). New Generation Publishing, London, United Kingdom.
FD# 2391,
Fubao Ding, George Albert Fisher; 1990. Fisher's Ding. G. A. Fisher, Littleton, Colorado, United States.
Schjoth# 1518
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:
 道
寶 通
 光

Translation:
Dao Guang Tong Bao
Daoguang (Emperor) / Universal currency

Reverse

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

Script: Mongolian / Manchu

Lettering: ᠪᠣᠣ ᠵᡝ

Translation: Boo-je

Edge

Smooth.

Mint

Zhejiang Mint, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China (1667-1896)

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Date VG F VF XF AU UNC Frequency
ND (1821)  76% Hartill#22.643: Tong with open square head; bottom line bent
ND (1822-1824)  10% Hartill#22.644: Tong with open square head; bottom line straight
ND (1825-1827)  9% Hartill#22.645: Tong with open square head; local type
ND (1828-1835)  10% Hartill#22.646: Coastal Province type; Tong with closed head
ND (1836-1850)  10% Hartill#22.647: Coastal Province type; Tong with open protruding head
ND (1836-1850)  1.7% Hartill#22.648: Broad rim; regular type Tong
ND (1836-1850)  1.7% Hartill#22.649: Broad rim; Coastal Province type Tong

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