1 Cash - Tongzhi Tongbao; Boo-yūn; with crescent

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	21 mm
Shape	Round with a square hole
Technique	Cast
Orientation	Medal alignment ↑↑
Demonetized	Yes
Number	N# 226670
References	Hartill# 22.1178 David Hartill; 2017. Cast Chinese Coins (2^nd Edition). Self-published, London, United Kingdom. , Schjoth# 1559 Fredrik Schjöth; 1976. Chinese Currency. Andrew Publishing Co., London, United Kingdom.

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, all with crescent at various locations.

Script: Mongolian / Manchu

Lettering: ᠪᠣᠣ ᠶᡡᠨ

Translation: Boo-yūn

Edge

Plain

Mint

Yunnan Mint, Yunnan-fu Branch, modern-day Kunming, Yunnan, China (1659-1911)

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Date					VG	F	VF	XF	AU	UNC
Undetermined
ND (1862-1874)												Hartill#22.1178: Crescent above (facing up)
ND (1862-1874)												Hartill#22.1179: Crescent above (facing down)
ND (1862-1874)												Hartill#22.1180: Crescent below (facing down)

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