10 Cash - Xianfeng (Zhongbao; Boo-yuwan; small type) ND (1857-1861) front 10 Cash - Xianfeng (Zhongbao; Boo-yuwan; small type) ND (1857-1861) back
10 Cash - Xianfeng (Zhongbao; Boo-yuwan; small type) ND (1857-1861) photo
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10 Cash - Xianfeng Zhongbao; Boo-yuwan; small type ND

 
Brass 12.46 g 30 mm
Description
Issuer
Empire of China
Emperor
Qing dynasty › Xianfeng (咸豐帝) (1850-1861)
Type
Standard circulation coin
Years
1857-1861
Value
10 Cash
Currency
Cash (621-1912)
Composition
Brass
Weight
12.46 g
Diameter
30 mm
Shape
Round with a square hole
Technique
Cast
Orientation
Coin alignment ↑↓
Demonetized
Yes
Updated
2024-10-04
References
Numista
N#196663
Rarity index
87%

Reverse

Two Manchu words (read vertically) separated by the hole, all with one Chinese ideogram above and one below.

Scripts: Chinese (traditional, regular script), Mongolian / Manchu

Lettering:

ᠪᠣᠣ ᠶᡠᠸᠠᠨ

Translation:
Dang Shi / Boo-chiowan
Value 10 / Boo-chiowan

Edge

Plain

Comment

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Interesting fact

One interesting fact about the Standard circulation coin 10 Cash - Xianfeng (Zhongbao; Boo-yuwan; small type) ND (1857-1861) from Empire of China made of Brass weighing 12.46 g is that it was minted during a time of significant economic and political change in China. The Xianfeng Emperor, who ruled from 1850 to 1861, oversaw a period of rapid modernization and Westernization in China, which had a profound impact on the country's currency and economy. The introduction of new currency systems and the use of Western-style coins, like the 10 Cash coin, were part of these changes.