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1 Cash - Qianlong Tongbao; Boo-chiowan ND
| Brass | 4.23 g | 24 mm |
| Issuer | Empire of China |
|---|---|
| Emperor | Qing dynasty › Qianlong (乾隆帝) (1735-1796) |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
| Years | 1736-1800 |
| Value | 1 Cash |
| Currency | Cash (621-1912) |
| Composition | Brass |
| Weight | 4.23 g |
| Diameter | 24 mm |
| Thickness | 1.5 mm |
| Shape | Round with a square hole |
| Technique | Cast |
| Orientation | Medal alignment ↑↑ |
| Demonetized | Yes |
| Updated | 2024-10-04 |
| Numista | N#1133 |
|---|---|
| Rarity index | 10% |
Reverse
Two Manchu words (read vertically) separated by the hole.
Script: Mongolian / Manchu
Lettering: ᠪᠣᠣ ᠴᡳᠣᠸᠠᠨ
Translation: Boo-chiowan
Edge
Plain
Comment
Many varieties exist:
- Type A: Well made coin with large Manchu characters.
- Type B: 乙 radical in 乾; マ radical in 通
- Type C: 乙 radical in 乾; コ radical in 通; round top ᠪᠣᠣ
- 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 F2: し radical in 乾; gap between loops of ᠪᠣᠣ
- Type G1: し radical in 乾; protruding top ᠪᠣᠣ
- Type G2: し radical in 乾; crude text with broad rims
- Type H1 (Shanlong): 缶 radical instead of 生 radical in 隆; vertical dots of 辶 radical in 通
- Type H2 (Shanlong): 缶 radical instead of 生 radical in 隆; oblique dots of 辶 radical in 通
- Type H3 (Shanlong): 缶 radical instead of 生 radical in 隆; horizontal dots of 辶 radical in 通
The Shanlongs are posthumous issues (either from when Qianlong was a retired emperor or after he died).
An example of Hartill#22.212 (Type E; top vertical stroke of radical 車 in 乾 slanted; South branch):
