1 Cash - Qianlong 1736-1800

Weight

4.23 g

Diameter

24 mm

Thickness

1.5 mm

Material

Brass

Shape

Round with a square hole

Edge Type

Plain

Technique

Cast

Front design

Four Chinese ideograms read top to bottom, right to left.

Back design

Two Manchu words (read vertically) separated by the hole.

Year of Minting

1736-1800

Emperor

Qing dynasty › Qianlong (乾隆帝) (1735-1796)

Mint location

NA

Mint mark

NA

Orientation

Medal alignment ↑↑

Inscriptions

Obverse: 乾 寶 通 隆 Reverse: ᠪᠣᠣ ᠴᡳᠣᠸᠠᠨ

Context

Many varieties exist: Type A: Well made coin with large Manchu characters. Type B: 乙 radical in 乾; マ radical in 通 Type C: 乙 radical in 乾; コ radical in 通; round top ᠪᠣᠣ Type D: 乙 radical in 乾; コ and slanting bottom 辶 radicals in 通; protruding top ᠪᠣᠣ Type E: 乙 radical in 乾; コ and slanting bottom 辶 radicals in 通; round top ᠪᠣᠣ Type F1: し radical in 乾; cursive ᠴᡳᠣᠸᠠᠨ Type F2: し radical in 乾; gap between loops of ᠪᠣᠣ Type G1: し radical in 乾; protruding top ᠪᠣᠣ Type G2: し radical in 乾; crude text with broad rims Type H1 (Shanlong): 缶 radical instead of 生 radical in 隆; vertical dots of 辶 radical in 通 Type H2 (Shanlong): 缶 radical instead of 生 radical in 隆; oblique dots of 辶 radical in 通 Type H3 (Shanlong): 缶 radical instead of 生 radical in 隆; horizontal dots of 辶 radical in 通 The Shanlongs are posthumous issues (either from when Qianlong was a retired emperor or after he died). An example of Hartill#22.212 (Type E; top vertical stroke of radical 車 in 乾 slanted; South branch): © Alexandr Prokofyev An example of Hartill#22.226 (Type G1; left protruding top of radical 阝 in 隆; North branch): © Alexandr Prokofyev FD# 2297 and Schjoth# 1464 have a マ radical in 通. FD# 2298 and Schjoth# 1463 have a コ radical in 通.

Rarity

Common

Coin type

Standard circulation

In circulation

No

Demonetized

Yes

Marketplace listings

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