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Name or Denominations
1 Cash
Issuer
Empire of China
Ruler
Qing dynasty › Daoguang (道光帝) ( 1820-1850 )
Year of Minting
1821-1850
Currency
Cash ( 621-1912 )
Shape
Round with a square hole
Rarity
Common
Weight
3.7 g
Diameter
24 mm
Thickness
NA
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
1821-1850
Emperor
Qing dynasty › Daoguang (道光帝) ( 1820-1850 )
Mint location
Ministry of Revenue Mint, East Branch (戶部局), Beijing, China (1727-1898); Ministry of Revenue Mint, North Branch (戶部局), Beijing, China (1727-1910); Ministry of Revenue Mint, South Branch (戶部局), Beijing, China (1727-1898); Ministry of Revenue Mint, West Branch (戶部局), Beijing, China (1727-1910)
Mint mark
NA
Orientation
Medal alignment ↑↑
Inscriptions
Obverse: 道 寶 通 光 Reverse: ᠪᠣᠣ ᠴᡳᠣᠸᠠᠨ
Context
Various types exist: Type A: Large 光 Type A1: Tong with bent bottom Type A2: Tong with straight bottom Type B: Small 光 DocTongHead DocTongDots DocBooProt
Rarity
Common
Coin type
Standard circulation
In circulation
No
Demonetized
Yes
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