South Xinjiang 10 Cash - Tongzhi, 1862 – 1863

Tongbao; Kucha

Obverse Reverse

Information

Country South Xinjiang South Xinjiang
Currency Cash (1759 – 1909)
Coin type Standard circulation coin
Denomination 10 Cash - Tongzhi
Year 1862 – 1863
Ruler Qing dynastyTongzhi (同治帝) (1861–1875)
Composition Copper
Shape Round with a square hole
Alignment Medal alignment ↑↑
Technique Cast
Diameter (mm) 26
Demonetized Yes

Description

10 Cash - Tongzhi from South Xinjiang. Issued from 1862 to 1863. Struck in Copper. Measures 26 mm and weighs 0 g.

Obverse
Four Chinese ideograms read top to bottom, right to left. (Tong Zhi Tong Bao
Tongzhi (Emperor) / Universal currency)
Reverse
One Chinese ideogram above and below, one Uyghur word to the right, and one Manchu word to the left. (Dang / Shi / Kucha / Kuca
Worth 10 / Kucha (mint) / Kucha (mint))
Edge
Smooth.

Mintage & Variants

Date Mintage Comment Frequency
ND (1862-1863)  Hartill#22.1227: Short-stroke Kuche 80%
ND (1862-1863)  Hartill#22.1228: Long-stroke Kuche 40%

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