200 Cash - Xianfeng (Yuanbao; Boo-chiowan; Prince Qing Hui) ND (1854) front 200 Cash - Xianfeng (Yuanbao; Boo-chiowan; Prince Qing Hui) ND (1854) back
200 Cash - Xianfeng (Yuanbao; Boo-chiowan; Prince Qing Hui) ND (1854) photo
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200 Cash - Xianfeng Yuanbao; Boo-chiowan; Prince Qing Hui ND

1854 year
Copper 32.26 g 44 mm
Description
Issuer
Empire of China
Emperor
Qing dynasty › Xianfeng (咸豐帝) (1850-1861)
Type
Standard circulation coin
Year
1854
Value
200 Cash
Currency
Cash (621-1912)
Composition
Copper
Weight
32.26 g
Diameter
44 mm
Shape
Round with a square hole
Technique
Cast
Orientation
Medal alignment ↑↑
Demonetized
Yes
Updated
2024-10-04
References
Numista
N#225787
Rarity index
100%

Reverse

Two Manchu words (read vertically) separated by the hole, all with crescent to the upper left and dot to the upper right.

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

Lettering:

ᠪᠣᠣ ᠴᡳᠣᠸᠠᠨ
百二

Translation:
Dang Er Bai / Boo-chiowan
Value 2 hundred / Boo-chiowan

Edge

Plain

Comment

These were cast from May 1854 to August 1854 out of pure copper for payment of the army.

Interesting fact

One interesting fact about this coin is that it was minted during the Xianfeng Emperor's reign, who was the seventh emperor of the Qing dynasty and ruled from 1850 to 1861. He was known for his love of literature and the arts, and his reign saw a flourishing of Chinese culture, including the development of the traditional Chinese novel.