1 Cash - Qianlong Tongbao; Boo-chiowan; palace coin
Features
| Issuer |
Empire of China
 |
|---|---|
| Emperor |
Qing dynasty › Qianlong (乾隆帝) (1735-1796)
|
| Type | Standard circulation coins |
| Years | 1752-1800 |
| Value | 1 Cash |
| Currency | Cash (621-1912) |
| Composition | Brass |
| Weight | 6.04 g |
| Diameter | 27 mm |
| Shape | Round with a square hole |
| Technique | Cast |
| Orientation | Medal alignment ↑↑ |
| Demonetized | Yes |
| Number | N# 43182 |
| References | Hartill# 22.243 David Hartill; 2017. Cast Chinese Coins (2nd Edition). Self-published, London, United Kingdom. Standard Catalog of World Coins (86 volumes). |
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
Two Manchu words (read vertically) separated by the hole.
Script: Mongolian / Manchu
Lettering: ᠪᠣᠣ ᠴᡳᠣᠸᠠᠨ
Translation: Boo-choiwan
Edge
Plain
Mints
| Ministry of Revenue Mint, East Branch (戶部局), Beijing, China (1727-1898) | |
| Ministry of Revenue Mint, North Branch (戶部局), Beijing, China (1727-1910) | |
| Ministry of Revenue Mint, South Branch (戶部局), Beijing, China (1727-1898) | |
| Ministry of Revenue Mint, West Branch (戶部局), Beijing, China (1727-1910) |
Comments
These were coins cast for use by palace guards an eunuchs, with an official weight of 1.6 Qian and composed of high quality brass (60% copper; 40% zinc).
Many varieties exist:
The Shanlongs are posthumous issues (either from when Qianlong was a retired emperor or after he died).
Many varieties exist:
- Type B: 乙 radical in 乾; マ radical in 通
- Type D: 乙 radical in 乾; コ and slanting bottom 辶 radicals in 通; protruding top ᠪᠣᠣ
- Type E: 乙 radical in 乾; コ and slanting bottom 辶 radicals in 通; round top ᠪᠣᠣ
- Type F1: し radical in 乾; cursive ᠴᡳᠣᠸᠠᠨ
- Type H (Shanlong): 缶 radical instead of 生 radical in 隆
The Shanlongs are posthumous issues (either from when Qianlong was a retired emperor or after he died).
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| Date | VG | F | VF | XF | AU | UNC | Frequency | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Undetermined | |||||||||||||||
| ND (1752-1760) | $ 1.50 | $ 1.50 | Hartill#22.243: Type B | 57% | |||||||||||
| ND (1761-1767) | Hartill#22.244: Type D | 12% | |||||||||||||
| ND (1768-1773) | Hartill#22.245: Type E | 12% | |||||||||||||
| ND (1774-1795) | Hartill#22.246: Type F1; Tong with one dot | 3% | |||||||||||||
| ND (1774-1795) | Hartill#22.246A: Type F1; Tong with two dots | 9% | |||||||||||||
| ND (1796-1800) | Hartill#22.247: Type H (Shanlong) | 5% | |||||||||||||
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