1 Cash - Xianfeng Tongbao; Boo-je
Features
| Issuer |
Empire of China
 |
|---|---|
| Emperor |
Qing dynasty › Xianfeng (咸豐帝) (1850-1861)
|
| Type | Standard circulation coins |
| Years | 1851-1861 |
| Value | 1 Cash |
| Currency | Cash (621-1912) |
| Composition | Brass |
| Weight | 2.67 g |
| Diameter | 21 mm |
| Shape | Round with a square hole |
| Technique | Cast |
| Orientation | Medal alignment ↑↑ |
| Demonetized | Yes |
| Number | N# 72505 |
| References | Hartill# 22.1025, 22.1026, etc. David Hartill; 2017. Cast Chinese Coins (2nd Edition). Self-published, London, United Kingdom. Ding Fubao, George Albert Fisher; 1990. Fisher's Ding. G. A. Fisher, Littleton, Colorado, United States. 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:
咸
寶 通
豐
Translation:
Xian Feng Tong Bao
Xianfeng (Emperor) / Universal currency
Reverse
Two Manchu words (read vertically) separated by the hole.
Script: Mongolian / Manchu
Lettering: ᠪᠣᠣ ᠵᡝ
Translation: Boo-je
Edge
Plain
Mint
Zhejiang Mint, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China (1667-1896)Comments
DocTongHead
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| Date | VG | F | VF | XF | AU | UNC | Frequency | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Undetermined | |||||||||||||||
| ND (1851-1853) | Hartill#22.1025: Tong with open head: Board of Revenue type | 54% | |||||||||||||
| ND (1854-1858) | Hartill#22.1026: Tong with open head: Local type | 36% | |||||||||||||
| ND (1855-1861) | Hartill#22.1028: Tong with closed head; smaller size (around 17 mm) | 13% | |||||||||||||
| ND (1855-1861) | Hartill#22.1029: Tong with open head; Coastal Province type | 15% | |||||||||||||
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Numista Rarity index: 72
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