South Xinjiang 1 Cash - Qianlong Posthumous, 1878 – 1899

Tongbao; Boo-chiowan; Kucha

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Information

Country South Xinjiang South Xinjiang
Currency Cash (1759 – 1909)
Coin type Standard circulation coin
Denomination 1 Cash - Qianlong Posthumous
Year 1878 – 1899
Ruler Qianlong (1759–1796)
Composition Copper
Shape Round with a square hole
Alignment Medal alignment ↑↑
Technique Cast
Weight (g) 3.23
Diameter (mm) 25
Demonetized Yes

Description

1 Cash - Qianlong Posthumous from South Xinjiang. Issued from 1878 to 1899. Struck in Copper. Measures 25 mm and weighs 3.23 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, all with crescnt (facing up) above. (Boo-chiowan)
Edge
Smooth.

Mintage & Variants

Date Mintage Comment Frequency
ND (1890-1899)  Hartill#22.426: Tong with angled bottom; Tong with two dots
ND (1890-1899)  Hartill#22.427: Tong with angled bottom; Tong with one dot
ND (1878-1883)  Hartill#22.415-416: Tong with flat bottom (minor varieties)

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