1 Cash - Xianfeng Tongbao; Boo-he; iron
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Features
| Issuer |
Empire of China
 |
|---|---|
| Emperor |
Qing dynasty › Xianfeng (咸豐帝) (1850-1861)
|
| Type | Standard circulation coins |
| Years | 1854-1859 |
| Value | 1 Cash |
| Currency | Cash (621-1912) |
| Composition | Iron |
| Weight | 5 g |
| Diameter | 25 mm |
| Shape | Round with a square hole |
| Technique | Cast |
| Orientation | Medal alignment ↑↑ |
| Demonetized | Yes |
| Number | N# 226025 |
| References | Hartill# 22.845 David Hartill; 2017. Cast Chinese Coins (2nd Edition). Self-published, London, United Kingdom. |
Obverse
Four Chinese ideograms read top to bottom, right to left.
Script: Chinese (traditional, regular script)
Lettering:
咸
寶 通
豐
Translation:
Xian Feng Tong Bao
Xianfeng (Emperor) / Universal currency
Reverse
Two Manchu words (read vertically) separated by the hole.
Script: Mongolian / Manchu
Lettering: ᠪᠣᠣ ᡥᠣ᠋
Translation: Boo-he
Edge
Plain
Mints
| Honan Mint, Huaiqing Branch, modern-day Qingyang, Henan, China (1855-1859) | |
| Honan Mint, Kaifeng Branch, Henan, China (1667-1905) |
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| Date | VG | F | VF | XF | AU | UNC | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Undetermined | |||||||||||||||
| ND (1854-1855) | Hartill#22.845: Tong with closed head; small characters (Kaifeng) | ||||||||||||||
| ND (1855-1859) | Hartill#22.842: Tong with open head (Huaiqing) | ||||||||||||||
| ND (1856-1859) | Hartill#22.843: Tong with closed head; large characters (Kaifeng) | ||||||||||||||
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