1000 Cash - Xianfeng (Yuanbao; Boo-chiowan) ND (1854) front 1000 Cash - Xianfeng (Yuanbao; Boo-chiowan) ND (1854) back
1000 Cash - Xianfeng (Yuanbao; Boo-chiowan) ND (1854) photo
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1000 Cash - Xianfeng Yuanbao; Boo-chiowan ND

1854 year
Brass 75.23 g 63 mm
Description
Issuer
Empire of China
Emperor
Qing dynasty › Xianfeng (咸豐帝) (1850-1861)
Type
Standard circulation coin
Year
1854
Value
1000 Cash
Currency
Cash (621-1912)
Composition
Brass
Weight
75.23 g
Diameter
63 mm
Shape
Round with a square hole
Technique
Cast
Orientation
Medal alignment ↑↑
Demonetized
Yes
Updated
2024-10-04
References
Numista
N#50153
Rarity index
91%

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 ᠴᡳᠣᠸᠠᠨ

Translation:
Dang Qian / Boo-chiowan
Value 1 thousand / Boo-chiowan

Edge

Plain

Comment

These were cast from March 1854 to August 1854, and while regulations stated these should be made from pure copper, official brass pieces are also known, meaning a degredation in the composition.

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Interesting fact

One interesting fact about the Standard circulation coin 1000 Cash - Xianfeng (Yuanbao; Boo-chiowan) ND (1854) from Empire of China made of Brass weighing 75.23 g is that it was used as a form of currency during the Xianfeng era (1850-1861) in China, and it was the first coin to feature the portrait of an emperor, which was a departure from the traditional Chinese coinage design that featured mythical creatures and symbols.