Empire of China 1 Cash - Xianfeng, 1854 – 1859
Tongbao; Boo-chiowan; iron; Regular script
Information
Country
Empire of China
Empire of China
Currency
Cash
(621 – 1912)
Coin type
Standard circulation coin
Denomination
1 Cash - Xianfeng
Year
1854 – 1859
Ruler
Qing dynastyXianfeng (咸豐帝)
(1850–1861)
Composition
Iron
Shape
Round with a square hole
Technique
Cast
Weight (g)
5.4
Diameter (mm)
24
Demonetized
Yes
Description
1 Cash - Xianfeng from Empire of China. Issued from 1854 to 1859. Struck in Iron. Measures 24 mm and weighs 5.4 g.
- Obverse
- Four Chinese ideograms read top to bottom, right to left. (Xian Feng Tong Bao Xianfeng (Emperor) / Universal currency)
- Reverse
- Two Manchu words (read vertically) separated by the hole. (Boo-chiowan)
- Edge
- Smooth.
Mintage & Variants
| Date | Mintage | Comment | Frequency | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ND (1858-1859) | — | Hartill#22.731: Type B; Xin Bao (心) (Middle branch) | ||
| ND (1857-1859) | — | Hartill#22.732: Type B; Fou Bao (缶); Tong with open head (Board of Revenue mint) | ||
| ND (1857-1859) | — | Hartill#22.733: Type B; Fou Bao (缶); Tong with closed head (Board of Revenue mint) | ||
| ND (1855-1859) | — | Hartill#22.727: Type B; Fou Bao (尔) radical マ in 通; two-dot Tong; flat top Boo (East branch) | ||
| ND (1855-1859) | — | Hartill#22.728: Type B; Fou Bao (尔) radical コ in 通 (South branch) | ||
| ND (1855-1859) | — | Hartill#22.729: Type B; Fou Bao (尔) radical マ in 通; one-dot Tong (West branch) | ||
| ND (1855-1859) | — | Hartill#22.730: Type B; Fou Bao (尔) radical マ in 通; two-dot Tong; protruding top Boo (North branch) | ||
| ND (1855-1859) | — | Hartill#22.734: Type B; Zhen Bao (珍) (Pingding) | ||
| ND (1854-1855) | — | Hartill#22.724: Type A; Tong with open head and two dots (South branch) | ||
| ND (1854-1855) | — | Hartill#22.725: Type A; Tong with closed head and one dot (West branch) | ||
| ND (1854-1855) | — | Hartill#22.726: Type A; Tong with closed head and two dots (North branch?) |
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