1 Cash - Xianfeng Tongbao; Boo-yūn; with stylized bat
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Features
| Issuer |
Empire of China
 |
|---|---|
| Emperor |
Qing dynasty › Xianfeng (咸豐帝) (1850-1861)
|
| Type | Standard circulation coins |
| Years | 1854-1861 |
| Value | 1 Cash |
| Currency | Cash (621-1912) |
| Composition | Brass |
| Weight | 5.1 g |
| Diameter | 26.1 mm |
| Thickness | 1.5 mm |
| Shape | Round with a square hole |
| Technique | Cast |
| Orientation | Medal alignment ↑↑ |
| Demonetized | Yes |
| Number | N# 226334 |
| References | Hartill# 22.996 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, all with stylized bat (for good luck) above.
Script: Mongolian / Manchu
Lettering:
ω
ᠪᠣᠣ ᠶᡡᠨ
Translation:
ω
Boo-yūn
Edge
Plain
Mints
| Yunnan Mint, Lin'an Branch, modern-day Jianshui County, Yunnan, China (1685-1861) | |
| Yunnan Mint, Ningtai Factory Branch, Yongping, modern-day Yongping County, Yunnan, China (1853-1861) | |
| Yunnan Mint, Old Dongchuan Branch, modern-day District de Dongchuan, Yunnan, China (1724-1908) | |
| Yunnan Mint, Qujing Branch, China (1777-1861) | |
| Yunnan Mint, Yunnan-fu Branch, modern-day Kunming, Yunnan, China (1659-1911) |
Comments
The Seal of stylized bat as inverted bat has got the Chinese meaning as “福到了” (Happiness is arrived).
Chinese word: 蝠( Bat) got same pronunciation between 福 (Happiness).
This is the main reason as in traditional Chinese culture, bats usually be placed in some kind of artworks, seals and coins as for “Make a happiness wish in life.”
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| Date | VG | F | VF | XF | AU | UNC | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Undetermined | |||||||||||||||
| ND (1854-1861) | Hartill#22.0996: Outlined bat | ||||||||||||||
| ND (1854-1861) | Hartill#22.1012: Solid bat | ||||||||||||||
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