Tongbao – Jiaqing, 1796/1820

Brass
DENOMINATION
Tongbao
DATE
1796
/1820
OBVERSE

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

Script: Chinese (traditional, regular script)

Lettering:
 嘉
寶 通

Translation:
Jia Qing Tong Bao
Jiaqing (Emperor) / Universal currency

REVERSE

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

Script: Mongolian / Manchu

Lettering: ᠪᠣᠣ ᠰᡠ

Translation: Boo-su

MINT
Suzhou
SIZE
23mm
WEIGHT
3.9g
REFERENCE
Hartill 2005, p.317-325