1 Cash - Qianlong Tongbao; Yerkim; Yarkand
Features
| Issuer |
South Xinjiang
(Xinjiang region)  |
|---|---|
| Emperor |
Qianlong (1759-1796)
|
| Type | Standard circulation coins |
| Years | 1760-1769 |
| Value | 1 Cash |
| Currency | Cash (1759-1909) |
| Composition | Copper |
| Weight | 6.40 g |
| Diameter | 25 mm |
| Shape | Round with a square hole |
| Technique | Cast |
| Orientation | Medal alignment ↑↑ |
| Demonetized | Yes |
| Number | N# 317872 |
| References | Hartill# 22.435 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:
乾
寶 通
隆
Translation:
Qian Long Tong Bao
Qianlong (Emperor) / Universal currency
Reverse
One Uyghur word to the right and one Manchu word to the left.
Scripts: Mongolian / Manchu, Old Uyghur
Lettering: ᠶᡝᡵᡴᡳᠶᠮ ياركند
Translation:
Yarkim / Yarkand
Yarkand (mint) / Yarkand (mint)
Edge
Plain
Mint
Yarkand Mint, modern-day Yarkant County, Xinjiang, China (1697-1863)Comments
After the Chinese conquest of Xinjiang, the Yarkand Mint was the first to be opened, casting coins from melted down Pul coins. In 1769, casting was transfered to Ushi.
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| Date | VG | F | VF | XF | AU | UNC | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Undetermined | |||||||||||||||
| ND (1760-1769) | Hartill#22.435: Tong with closed head | ||||||||||||||
| ND (1760-1769) | Hartill#22.436: Tong with open head | ||||||||||||||
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