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Name or Denominations
1 Cash
Issuer
Empire of China
Ruler
Qing dynasty › Qianlong (乾隆帝) (1735-1796)
Year of Minting
1752-1800
Currency
Cash (621-1912)
Shape
Round with a square hole
Rarity
Common
Weight
6.04 g
Diameter
27 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
1752-1800
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
These were coins cast for use by palace guards an eunuchs, with an official weight of 1.6 Qian and composed of high quality brass (60% copper; 40% zinc). Many varieties exist: Type B: 乙 radical in 乾; マ radical in 通 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 H (Shanlong): 缶 radical instead of 生 radical in 隆 The Shanlongs are posthumous issues (either from when Qianlong was a retired emperor or after he died).
Rarity
Common
Coin type
Standard circulation
In circulation
No
Demonetized
Yes
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