China, 1740-1745 AD., Qing Dynasty, emperor Gao Zong, Peking, Board of works mint, 1 Cash, Hartill 22.251.
China, Qing (Ch'ing) dynasty (1644-1911 AD.), emperor: Gao Zong (Kao Tsung) (1736-1795), reign title: Quian Long (Chien Lung) (1736-1795), Peking, Board of works mint, cast 1740-45 AD.,
1 Cash (ø 24,5 mm / 2,76 g), cast brass, square center hole, axes medal alignment ↑↑ (0°), smoothed edge,
Obv.: 乾 隆 通 寶 , four Chinese characters, reading from top to bottom and right to left: Quian Long Tong Bao (Ch'ien Lung Tung Pao) , broad rims.
Rev.: … - … , boo - yuwan left and right of center hole, distinct gap between the Os of boo, broad rims.
cf. Hartill p. 301, no. 22.251 (type B) (rarity level 16, very common) ; FD 2306 ; S 1466 .
Type variations of the regular coins:
Type A: Well made coins, large Manchu
Type B: 乙 radical in 乾, マ radical in 通
Type C: ä¹™ radical in ä¹¾, コ radical in 通; round head á ªá £á £
Type D: Z-type ä¹™ radical in ä¹¾, コ and slanting 辶 radicals in 通; protruding head á ªá £á £
Type E: ä¹™ radical in ä¹¾, コ and slanting 辶 radicals in 通; round head á ªá £á £
Type F1: ã— radical in ä¹¾; cursive á ´á¡³á £á ¸á á ¨
Type F2: ã— radical in ä¹¾; gap between oos in á ªá £á £
Type G1: ã— radical in ä¹¾; protruding head á ªá £á £
Type G2: ã— radical in ä¹¾; crude text; broad rims
(posthumous issues: 缶 radical instead of 生 in 隆):
Type H1: vertical dots 辶 radical in 通
Type H2: oblique dots 辶 radical in 通
Type H3: horizontal dots 辶 radical in 通
Privy marks:
East branch (D-H2): Radical è² in 寶 has 6 strokes
East branch (H3): six stroke è² radical ; マ radical in 通
South branch (D-H2): Top vertical stroke of radical 車 in 乾 is slanting
South branch (H3): コ radical and two dot 辶 radical in 通
West branch (D-E): stroke linking both コ et 用 radicals in 通
West branch (F1-H2): Middle stroke protrudes from 用 in 通
West branch (H3): マ radical and one dot 辶 radical in 通
North branch (D-G): Left protuding top of radical é˜ in 隆
North branch (H1): no privy mark, コ radical in 通
North branch (H2): protruding head á ªá £á £, コ radical in 通
North branch (H3): protruding head á ªá £á £