1 Cash - Guangxu Tongbao; Boo-jiyen Struck Milled
Features
| Issuer |
Empire of China
 |
|---|---|
| Emperor |
Qing dynasty › Guangxu (光緒帝) (1875-1908)
|
| Type | Standard circulation coins |
| Years | 1888-1899 |
| Value | 1 Cash |
| Currency | Cash (621-1912) |
| Composition | Brass |
| Diameter | 23 mm |
| Shape | Round with a square hole |
| Technique | Milled |
| Orientation | Medal alignment ↑↑ |
| Demonetized | Yes |
| Number | N# 226742 |
| References | Hartill# 22.1460 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:
光
寶 通
緒
Translation:
Guang Xu Tong Bao
Guangxu (Emperor) / Circulating currency
Reverse
Two Manchu words (read vertically) separated by the hole.
Script: Mongolian / Manchu
Lettering: ᠪᠣᠣ ᠵᡳᠶᡝᠨ
Translation: Boo-jiyen
Edge
Plain
Mints
| Baojin Mint, Tianjin, China (1886-1900) | |
| Peiyang Arsenal Mint, Tianjin, China (1888-1899) |
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| Date | VG | F | VF | XF | AU | UNC | Frequency | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Undetermined | |||||||||||||||
| ND (1888) | Hartill#22.1460: Six-stroke Bei (and over 3 g); large characters | 60% | |||||||||||||
| ND (1888) | Hartill#22.1461: Six-stroke Bei (and over 3 g); small characters | 20% | |||||||||||||
| ND (1896-1899) | Hartill#22.1462: Seven-stroke Bei (and under 3 g); Tong with closed head | 30% | |||||||||||||
| ND (1896-1899) | Hartill#22.1463: Seven-stroke Bei (and under 3 g); Tong with open head | 0% | |||||||||||||
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