1 Cash - Guangxu Tongbao; Boo-jiyen; with dot

1 Cash - Guangxu (Tongbao; Boo-jiyen; with dot) - obverse1 Cash - Guangxu (Tongbao; Boo-jiyen; with dot) - reverse

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Features

Issuer Empire of China
Emperor Qing dynasty › Guangxu (光緒帝) (1875-1908)
Type Standard circulation coin
Years 1886-1900
Value 1 Cash
Currency Cash (621-1912)
Composition Brass
Shape Round with a square hole
Technique Cast
Orientation Medal alignment ↑↑
Demonetized Yes
Number
N#
45902
References Hartill# 22.1431,
David Hartill; 2017. Cast Chinese Coins (2nd edition). New Generation Publishing, London, United Kingdom.
C# 17-1
William D. Craig; 1976. Coins of the World, 1750-1850 (3rd edition). Western Publishing, Racine, Wisconsin, United States.

Obverse

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

Script: Chinese (traditional, regular script)

Lettering:
 光
寶 通
 緒

Translation:
Guang Xu Tong Bao
Guangxu (Emperor) / Circulating currency

Reverse

Two Manchu words (read vertically) separated by the hole, all with dot at various locations.

Script: Mongolian / Manchu

Lettering: ᠪᠣᠣ ᠵᡳᠶᡝᠨ

Translation: Boo-jiyen

Edge

Smooth.

Mints

Baojin Mint, Tianjin, China (1886-1900)
Peiyang Arsenal Mint, Tianjin, China (1888-1899)

Comments

All the coins in this variant have in common a 7-stroke 貝 radical in 寶 and a nominal weight of 7-8 fen (less than 3 grams).

Please create another sheet for variants with a 貝 radical with six strokes and a weight greater than 3 grams, as well as for minted coins.Automatically translated

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Date VG F VF XF AU UNC Frequency
ND (1886-1888)  9% Hartill#22.1431: Heavy type (over 3g); dot above
ND (1896-1900)  52% Hartill#22.1434: Light type (under 3g); dot above
ND (1896-1900)  35% Hartill#22.1435: Light type (under 3g); dot below
ND (1896-1900)  22% Hartill#22.1436: Light type (under 3g); dot to the upper left
ND (1896-1900)  9% Hartill#22.1437: Light type (under 3g); dot to the upper right
ND (1896-1900)  26% Hartill#22.1438: Light type (under 3g); dot to the lower left
ND (1896-1900)  22% Hartill#22.1439-1440: Light type (under 3g); dot to the lower right

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%.

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