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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;manymore, post: 1109123, member: 17118&quot;]The coin needs to be rotated 90 degrees clockwise to be properly orientated.</p><p><br /></p><p>The inscription reads <i>qian long tong bao</i> which means the coin was cast during the years 1736-1795 of the reign of Emperor Gao Zong of the Qing (Ch&#039;ing) Dynasty (1644-1911).</p><p><br /></p><p>The inscription on the reverse side of your coin indicates that it was cast at the Board of Revenue mint.</p><p><br /></p><p>A similar coin cast at a different mint may be seen <a href="http://primaltrek.com/chinesecoins.html#qian_long_tong_bao" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://primaltrek.com/chinesecoins.html#qian_long_tong_bao" rel="nofollow">here</a>.</p><p><br /></p><p>Gary[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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