1 Cash - Tongzhi Tongbao; Boo-chiowan
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Features
| Issuer |
Empire of China
 |
|---|---|
| Emperor |
Qing dynasty › Tongzhi (同治帝) (1861-1875)
|
| Type | Standard circulation coins |
| Years | 1862-1874 |
| Value | 1 Cash |
| Currency | Cash (621-1912) |
| Composition | Brass |
| Diameter | 24 mm |
| Thickness | 1.0 mm |
| Shape | Round with a square hole |
| Technique | Cast |
| Orientation | Medal alignment ↑↑ |
| Demonetized | Yes |
| Number | N# 19923 |
| References | Hartill# 22.1125 David Hartill; 2017. Cast Chinese Coins (2nd Edition). Self-published, London, United Kingdom. William D. Craig. Coins of the World. Racine, Wisconsin, United States (3 volumes). |
Obverse
Four Chinese ideograms read top to bottom, right to left.
Script: Chinese (traditional, regular script)
Lettering:
同
寶 通
治
Translation:
Tong Zhi Tong Bao
Tongzhi (Emperor) / Universal currency
Reverse
Two Manchu words (read vertically) separated by the hole.
Script: Mongolian / Manchu
Lettering: ᠪᠣᠣ ᠴᡳᠣᠸᠠᠨ
Translation: Boo-chiowan
Edge
Plain
© Jordan Williams
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) |
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| Date | VG | F | VF | XF | AU | UNC | Frequency | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Undetermined | |||||||||||||||
| ND (1862-1874) | $ 0.41 | Hartill#22.1125: Tong with closed head and two dots (East branch) | 84% | ||||||||||||
| ND (1862-1874) | Hartill#22.1126: Tong with open head (South branch) | 7% | |||||||||||||
| ND (1862-1874) | Hartill#22.1127: Tong with closed head and one dot (West branch) | 1.2% | |||||||||||||
| ND (1862-1874) | Hartill#22.1128: Tong with closed head; protruding top Boo (North branch) | 2% | |||||||||||||
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