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1 Cash - Qianlong Tongbao; Boo-chiowan

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

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Features

Issuer Empire of China
Emperor Qing dynasty › Qianlong (乾隆帝) (1735-1796)
Type Standard circulation coins
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# 22.200-22.242
David Hartill; 2017. Cast Chinese Coins (2nd Edition). Self-published, London, United Kingdom.
, FD# 2297, 2298
Ding Fubao, George Albert Fisher; 1990. Fisher's Ding. G. A. Fisher, Littleton, Colorado, United States.
, Schjoth# 1463, 1464
Fredrik Schjöth; 1976. Chinese Currency. Andrew Publishing Co., London, United Kingdom.
, KM# 387
Standard Catalog of World Coins (86 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

Plain

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):

© Alexandr Prokofyev

An example of Hartill#22.226 (Type G1; left protruding top of radical 阝 in 隆; North branch):

© Alexandr Prokofyev

 

FD# 2297 and Schjoth# 1464 have a マ radical in 通. FD# 2298 and Schjoth# 1463 have a コ radical in 通.

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Date G VG F VF XF AU UNC References Frequency
ND (1736)  $ 1.20 $ 2.00 $ 2.00 $ 2.00 $ 5.20 Hartill# 22.200
David Hartill; 2017. Cast Chinese Coins (2nd Edition). Self-published, London, United Kingdom.
Type A; 乾 with し like a hook 34%
ND (1736-1739)  $ 0.43 $ 0.45 $ 1.60 $ 1.60 Hartill# 22.201
David Hartill; 2017. Cast Chinese Coins (2nd Edition). Self-published, London, United Kingdom.
Type A; 乾 with 乙 radical 21%
ND (1736-1795)  Hartill# -
David Hartill; 2017. Cast Chinese Coins (2nd Edition). Self-published, London, United Kingdom.
, Schjoth# 1465
Fredrik Schjöth; 1976. Chinese Currency. Andrew Publishing Co., London, United Kingdom.
, KM# 387.2
Standard Catalog of World Coins (86 volumes).
Dot at upper left reverse 4%
ND (1740-1745)  $ 0.98 $ 0.98 $ 0.98 Hartill# 22.202
David Hartill; 2017. Cast Chinese Coins (2nd Edition). Self-published, London, United Kingdom.
, FD# 2297
Ding Fubao, George Albert Fisher; 1990. Fisher's Ding. G. A. Fisher, Littleton, Colorado, United States.
, Schjoth# 1464
Fredrik Schjöth; 1976. Chinese Currency. Andrew Publishing Co., London, United Kingdom.
, KM# 387.1
Standard Catalog of World Coins (86 volumes).
Type B; broad rims; ᠪᠣ᠊ᠣ instead of ᠪᠣᠣ 9%
ND (1746-1753)  Photo $ 2.10 $ 2.10 Hartill# 22.203
David Hartill; 2017. Cast Chinese Coins (2nd Edition). Self-published, London, United Kingdom.
Type B; broad rims, heavy top 寶 6%
ND (1754-1760)  Photo $ 1.20 $ 1.20 Hartill# 22.204
David Hartill; 2017. Cast Chinese Coins (2nd Edition). Self-published, London, United Kingdom.
Type B; smaller rims; large Manchu 14%
ND (1761)  $ 2.30 Hartill# 22.205
David Hartill; 2017. Cast Chinese Coins (2nd Edition). Self-published, London, United Kingdom.
Type C square head tong 3%
ND (1761-1767)  Photo Hartill# 22.206
David Hartill; 2017. Cast Chinese Coins (2nd Edition). Self-published, London, United Kingdom.
Type D; wavy vertical stroke of radical 辶 in 通 (West branch?) 2%
ND (1761-1767)  Hartill# 22.207
David Hartill; 2017. Cast Chinese Coins (2nd Edition). Self-published, London, United Kingdom.
Type D; six-stroke radical 貝 in 寶 (East branch) 2%
ND (1761-1767)  $ 1.10 Hartill# 22.208
David Hartill; 2017. Cast Chinese Coins (2nd Edition). Self-published, London, United Kingdom.
Type D; top vertical stroke of radical 車 in 乾 slanted (South branch) 3%
ND (1761-1767)  Hartill# 22.209
David Hartill; 2017. Cast Chinese Coins (2nd Edition). Self-published, London, United Kingdom.
Type D; stroke linking both radicals コ and 用 in 通 (West branch) 2%
ND (1761-1767)  Photo $ 3.50 Hartill# 22.210
David Hartill; 2017. Cast Chinese Coins (2nd Edition). Self-published, London, United Kingdom.
Type D; left protuding top of radical 阝 in 隆 (North branch) 1.6%
ND (1768-1773)  Hartill# 22.211
David Hartill; 2017. Cast Chinese Coins (2nd Edition). Self-published, London, United Kingdom.
Type E; six-stroke radical 貝 in 寶 (East branch) 3%
ND (1768-1773)  Hartill# 22.212
David Hartill; 2017. Cast Chinese Coins (2nd Edition). Self-published, London, United Kingdom.
Type E; top vertical stroke of radical 車 in 乾 slanted (South branch) 3%
ND (1768-1773)  Hartill# 22.213
David Hartill; 2017. Cast Chinese Coins (2nd Edition). Self-published, London, United Kingdom.
Type E; stroke linking both radicals コ and 用 in 通 (West branch) 1.8%
ND (1768-1773)  Hartill# 22.214
David Hartill; 2017. Cast Chinese Coins (2nd Edition). Self-published, London, United Kingdom.
Type E; left protuding top of radical 阝 in 隆 (North branch) 1.8%
ND (1774)  Hartill# 22.215
David Hartill; 2017. Cast Chinese Coins (2nd Edition). Self-published, London, United Kingdom.
Type F1; six-stroke radical 貝 in 寶 (East branch) 1.6%
ND (1774)  Hartill# 22.216
David Hartill; 2017. Cast Chinese Coins (2nd Edition). Self-published, London, United Kingdom.
Type F1; top vertical stroke of radical 車 in 乾 slanted (South branch) 1.8%
ND (1774)  Hartill# 22.217
David Hartill; 2017. Cast Chinese Coins (2nd Edition). Self-published, London, United Kingdom.
Type F1; middle stroke protrudes from radical 用 in 通 (West branch) 1.1%
ND (1774)  Hartill# 22.218
David Hartill; 2017. Cast Chinese Coins (2nd Edition). Self-published, London, United Kingdom.
Type F1; left protuding top of radical 阝 in 隆 (North branch) 1.1%
ND (1775-1781)  Hartill# 22.219
David Hartill; 2017. Cast Chinese Coins (2nd Edition). Self-published, London, United Kingdom.
Type F2; six-stroke radical 貝 in 寶 (East branch) 1.7%
ND (1775-1781)  Hartill# 22.220
David Hartill; 2017. Cast Chinese Coins (2nd Edition). Self-published, London, United Kingdom.
Type F2; top vertical stroke of radical 車 in 乾 slanted (South branch) 2%
ND (1775-1781)  Hartill# 22.221
David Hartill; 2017. Cast Chinese Coins (2nd Edition). Self-published, London, United Kingdom.
Type F2; middle stroke protrudes from radical 用 in 通 (West branch) 1.9%
ND (1775-1781)  Hartill# 22.222
David Hartill; 2017. Cast Chinese Coins (2nd Edition). Self-published, London, United Kingdom.
Type F2; left protuding top of radical 阝 in 隆 (North branch) 1.5%
ND (1782-1795)  Hartill# 22.223
David Hartill; 2017. Cast Chinese Coins (2nd Edition). Self-published, London, United Kingdom.
Type six-stroke radical 貝 in 寶 G1; (East branch) 2%
ND (1782-1795)  Photo Hartill# 22.224
David Hartill; 2017. Cast Chinese Coins (2nd Edition). Self-published, London, United Kingdom.
Type G1; top vertical stroke of radical 車 in 乾 slanted (South branch) 3%
ND (1782-1795)  Photo $ 2.30 Hartill# 22.225
David Hartill; 2017. Cast Chinese Coins (2nd Edition). Self-published, London, United Kingdom.
Type G1; middle stroke protrudes from radical 用 in 通 (West branch) 3%
ND (1782-1795)  Photo $ 1.10 Hartill# 22.226
David Hartill; 2017. Cast Chinese Coins (2nd Edition). Self-published, London, United Kingdom.
Type G1; left protruding top of radical 阝 in 隆 (North branch) 4%
ND (1795)  Hartill# 22.227
David Hartill; 2017. Cast Chinese Coins (2nd Edition). Self-published, London, United Kingdom.
Type G2; six-stroke radical 貝 in 寶 (East branch) 1.7%
ND (1795)  Hartill# 22.228
David Hartill; 2017. Cast Chinese Coins (2nd Edition). Self-published, London, United Kingdom.
Type G2; top vertical stroke of radical 車 in 乾 slanted (South branch) 0.8%
ND (1795)  Hartill# 22.229
David Hartill; 2017. Cast Chinese Coins (2nd Edition). Self-published, London, United Kingdom.
Type G2; middle stroke protrudes from radical 用 in 通 (West branch) 0.4%
ND (1795)  Hartill# 22.230
David Hartill; 2017. Cast Chinese Coins (2nd Edition). Self-published, London, United Kingdom.
Type G2; left protuding top of radical 阝 in 隆 (North branch) 1.1%
ND (1796-1798)  Hartill# 22.231
David Hartill; 2017. Cast Chinese Coins (2nd Edition). Self-published, London, United Kingdom.
Type H1; six-stroke radical 貝 in 寶 (East branch) 1.0%
ND (1796-1798)  Hartill# 22.232
David Hartill; 2017. Cast Chinese Coins (2nd Edition). Self-published, London, United Kingdom.
Type H1; top vertical stroke of radical 車 in 乾 slanted (South branch) 0.8%
ND (1796-1798)  Hartill# 22.233
David Hartill; 2017. Cast Chinese Coins (2nd Edition). Self-published, London, United Kingdom.
Type H1; middle stroke protrudes from radical 用 in 通 (West branch) 4%
ND (1796-1798)  $ 4.40 Hartill# 22.234
David Hartill; 2017. Cast Chinese Coins (2nd Edition). Self-published, London, United Kingdom.
Type H1; flat top ᠪᠣᠣ and radical コ in 通 (North branch) 0.9%
ND (1799-1800)  Hartill# 22.235
David Hartill; 2017. Cast Chinese Coins (2nd Edition). Self-published, London, United Kingdom.
Type H2; six-stroke radical 貝 in 寶 (East branch) 0.4%
ND (1799-1800)  Hartill# 22.236
David Hartill; 2017. Cast Chinese Coins (2nd Edition). Self-published, London, United Kingdom.
Type H2; top vertical stroke of radical 車 in 乾 slanted (South branch) 0.6%
ND (1799-1800)  Hartill# 22.237
David Hartill; 2017. Cast Chinese Coins (2nd Edition). Self-published, London, United Kingdom.
Type H2; middle stroke protrudes from radical 用 in 通 (West branch) 0.4%
ND (1799-1800)  Hartill# 22.238
David Hartill; 2017. Cast Chinese Coins (2nd Edition). Self-published, London, United Kingdom.
Type H2; protruding top ᠪᠣᠣ and radical コ in 通 (North branch) 1.1%
ND (1800)  Hartill# 22.239
David Hartill; 2017. Cast Chinese Coins (2nd Edition). Self-published, London, United Kingdom.
Type H3; six-stroke radical 貝 in 寶; マ radical in 通 (East branch) 0.5%
ND (1800)  Hartill# 22.240
David Hartill; 2017. Cast Chinese Coins (2nd Edition). Self-published, London, United Kingdom.
Type H3; radical コ and two-dot radical 辶 in 通 (South branch) 0.7%
ND (1800)  Hartill# 22.241
David Hartill; 2017. Cast Chinese Coins (2nd Edition). Self-published, London, United Kingdom.
Type H3; radical マ and one-dot 辶 radical in 通 (West branch) 0.19%
ND (1800)  Hartill# 22.242
David Hartill; 2017. Cast Chinese Coins (2nd Edition). Self-published, London, United Kingdom.
Type H3; protruding top ᠪᠣᠣ and radical マ in 通 (North branch) 3%

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Examples of the type

Picture 1 of the example of 1 Cash - Qianlong (Tongbao; Boo-chiowan)
© Zanzi
ND (1746-1753) – Hartill# 22.203 – Type B; broad rims, heavy top 寶 • 24.4 mm4.1 g
Zeno.ru #343243
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Picture 1 of the example of 1 Cash - Qianlong (Tongbao; Boo-chiowan) Picture 2 of the example of 1 Cash - Qianlong (Tongbao; Boo-chiowan)
© Frenchlover
ND (1754-1760) – Hartill# 22.204 – Type B; smaller rims; large Manchu • 18.9 mm1.28 g
Degenerated issue, end of the 18th century, small and light.
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Picture 1 of the example of 1 Cash - Qianlong (Tongbao; Boo-chiowan) Picture 2 of the example of 1 Cash - Qianlong (Tongbao; Boo-chiowan)
© Frenchlover
ND (1761-1767) – Hartill# 22.206 – Type D; wavy vertical stroke of radical 辶 in 通 (West branch?) • 23.15 mm4.56 g 12h (see more)
Picture 1 of the example of 1 Cash - Qianlong (Tongbao; Boo-chiowan)
© Zanzi
ND (1761-1767) – Hartill# 22.210 – Type D; left protuding top of radical 阝 in 隆 (North branch) • 22.7 mm3.8 g
Zeno.ru #343244
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Picture 1 of the example of 1 Cash - Qianlong (Tongbao; Boo-chiowan)
© Zanzi
ND (1782-1795) – Hartill# 22.224 – Type G1; top vertical stroke of radical 車 in 乾 slanted (South branch) • 22.1 mm3.6 g
Zeno.ru #343246
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Picture 1 of the example of 1 Cash - Qianlong (Tongbao; Boo-chiowan) Picture 2 of the example of 1 Cash - Qianlong (Tongbao; Boo-chiowan)
© skeletonwizard8
ND (1782-1795) – Hartill# 22.225 – Type G1; middle stroke protrudes from radical 用 in 通 (West branch) • 23 mm3.67 g
This type can be identified by the protruding head on boo and the distinctive slanted head on tong, signifying the West Branch.
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Pictures Sale Date Version Grade Sold price
Picture 1 of a sold 1 Cash - Qianlong (Tongbao; Boo-chiowan)
Katz
Auction 184
Lot 2336
Internet Archive
27 Feb 2026 Undetermined VF Unsold
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