Empire of China 1 Cash - Qianlong, 1736 – 1796
Tongbao; Boo-yūn
Information
Country
Empire of China
Empire of China
Currency
Cash
(621 – 1912)
Coin type
Standard circulation coin
Denomination
1 Cash - Qianlong
Year
1736 – 1796
Ruler
Qianlong
(1759–1796)
Composition
Brass
Shape
Round with a square hole
Alignment
Medal alignment ↑↑
Weight (g)
2.8
Diameter (mm)
25
Thickness (mm)
1
Demonetized
Yes
Description
1 Cash - Qianlong from Empire of China. Issued from 1736 to 1796. Struck in Brass. Measures 25 mm and weighs 2.8 g.
- Obverse
- Four Chinese ideograms read top to bottom, right to left. (Qian Long Tong Bao Qianlong (Emporer) / Universal currency)
- Reverse
- Two Manchu words (read vertically) separated by the hole. (Boo-yūn)
- Edge
- Smooth
Mintage & Variants
| Date | Mintage | g | vg | f | vf | Comment | Frequency | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ND (1777-1779) | — | — | — | — | — | Hartill# 22.348: Very long top on Yūn (Qujing) | 3% | |
| ND (1776-1778) | — | — | — | — | — | Hartill# 22.342: Y-shaped top of Yūn; Bao with hook top (Baoshan) | 2% | |
| ND (1776-1780) | — | — | — | — | — | Hartill# 22.343: Y-shaped top of Yūn; Degenerate type (Dali) | 4% | |
| ND (1764-1770) | — | — | — | — | — | Hartill# 22.341: Y-shaped top of Yūn; Tong with square head (Shunning) | 2% | |
| ND (1753-1779) | — | — | — | — | — | Hartill# 22.339: Y-shaped top of Yūn; Tong with wide head (Dongchuan New mint) | 5% | |
| ND (1751-1779) | — | — | — | — | — | Hartill# 22.347: Bao with wedge-shaped top; poor workmanship (Guangxi-fu) | 6% | |
| ND (1744-1770) | — | — | — | — | — | Hartill# 22.340: Y-shaped top of Yūn; Tong with small head (Dali) | 4% | |
| ND (1741-1794) | — | — | — | — | — | Hartill# 22.338: V-shaped top of Yūn (Dongchuan Old mint) | 8% | |
| ND (1736-1740) | — | € 0,81 | € 1,20 | € 1,40 | € 2,20 | Hartill# 22.346: Bao with wedge-shaped top (Guangxi-fu) | 44% | |
| ND (1736-1779) | — | — | — | — | — | Hartill# 22.345: Bao with curved left foot; large radical large 阝in 隆 (Lin'an) | 6% | |
| ND (1736-1794) | — | — | — | € 1,00 | € 1,60 | Hartill# 22.337: Well made coin with large Manchu characters (Yunnan-fu) | 35% | |
| ND (1736-1796) | — | — | — | — | — | Hartill# 22.344: Y-shaped top of Yūn; radical 山 in 隆 (uncertain mint and date) | 5% |
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