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1 Cash - Daoguang Tongbao; Boo-yūn

1 Cash - Daoguang (Tongbao; Boo-yūn) - obverse1 Cash - Daoguang (Tongbao; Boo-yūn) - reverse

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Issuer Empire of China
Emperor Qing dynasty › Daoguang (道光帝) (1820-1850)
Type Standard circulation coins
Years 1821-1850
Value 1 Cash
Currency Cash (621-1912)
Composition Brass
Weight 3.90 g
Diameter 25 mm
Shape Round with a square hole
Technique Cast
Orientation Medal alignment ↑↑
Demonetized Yes
Number
N#
41540
References Hartill# 22.633
David Hartill; 2017. Cast Chinese Coins (2nd Edition). Self-published, London, United Kingdom.
, FD# 2397
Ding Fubao, George Albert Fisher; 1990. Fisher's Ding. G. A. Fisher, Littleton, Colorado, United States.
, Album Islamic# 1524
Stephen Album; 2011. A Checklist of Islamic Coins (3rd Edition). Self-published, Santa Rosa, California, United States.
, C# 26-3
William D. Craig. Coins of the World. Racine, Wisconsin, United States (3 volumes).

Obverse

Four Chinese ideograms read top to bottom, right to left.

Script: Chinese (traditional, regular script)

Lettering:
 道
寶 通
 光

Unabridged legend:
Dao guang
Tong bao

Translation:
Dao Guang Tong Bao
Daoguang (Emperor) / Universal currency

Reverse

Two Manchu words (read vertically) separated by the hole.

Script: Mongolian / Manchu

Lettering: ᠪᠣᠣ ᠶᠣᠨᠨ

Translation: Boo-yūn

Edge

Plain

Mints

Yunnan Mint, Lin'an Branch, modern-day Jianshui County, Yunnan, China (1685-1861)
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)

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Date VG F VF XF AU UNC References Frequency
ND (1821-1841)  $ 1.50 $ 1.50 $ 2.30 Hartill# 22.633
David Hartill; 2017. Cast Chinese Coins (2nd Edition). Self-published, London, United Kingdom.
Hartill#22.633: Board of Revenue type; Tong with open head 90%
ND (1841-1850)  Hartill# 22.634
David Hartill; 2017. Cast Chinese Coins (2nd Edition). Self-published, London, United Kingdom.
Hartill#22.634: Board of Revenue type; Tong with closed head 5%
ND (1841-1850)  Hartill# 22.635
David Hartill; 2017. Cast Chinese Coins (2nd Edition). Self-published, London, United Kingdom.
Hartill#22.635: Larger, red-ish coin (around 26 mm) 6%

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