1 Cash China Guangzu [solved]

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Michaelw90
Joined: 28 Jul 2012
Posts: 328
Posted: 9 Oct 2019, 11:09 #
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Hi!

My last unidentified cash coin. Again some varietes are in the catalog, but not this one.

18.5/19mm 2 gram



Thanks again!

Gr. Michael
Special interest in Coins from the Low countries (Feudal-present). Former numista referee for Low Countries Feudal, Burgundian Netherlands, Spanish Netherlands, Dutch Republic, Netherlands and Netherlands East Indies.
Frenchlover Catalogue referee
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Posted: 9 Oct 2019, 13:07 #
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You're right, it's not yet in the catalog
Please write exactly the following sentences in your new datasheet for the two varieties.
Your coin is : DH# 22.1280

1 Cash - Guangxu (Boo-chiowan, light)
1900-1908

Obverse:
Chinese ideograms
- Top to bottom:
光绪 = Guangxu, 11th emperor of the Qing dynasty (Manchu) 1875-1908.
- Right to left:
通寶 = Tong bao, means currency
Lettering:
　光
寶　通
　緒

Reverse:
In Manchu prints, the mint name: Boo-chiowan (Board of Revenue, Beijing)
Lettering: ᠪᠣᠣ ᠴᡳᠣᠸᠠᠨ

Comments :
Diameter under 20mm, weight under 3 grams, nominal weight 6 fen.
Only two branches now remained open
West branch : Closed head, one dot tong
North branch : Protuding head boo
ND (1887-1898) -

List:
DH#22.1279: West branch
DH#22.1280: North branch
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Michaelw90
Joined: 28 Jul 2012
Posts: 328
Posted: 9 Oct 2019, 15:02 #
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Thank you! You helped alot!
Special interest in Coins from the Low countries (Feudal-present). Former numista referee for Low Countries Feudal, Burgundian Netherlands, Spanish Netherlands, Dutch Republic, Netherlands and Netherlands East Indies.
Status changed to Solved (Michaelw90, 9 Oct 2019, 16:25)
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