Four Chinese ideograms read top to bottom, right to left.
Obverse script
Chinese (traditional, clerical
script)
Obverse lettering
開
寶 通
元 (Translation: Kai Yuan Tong Bao Inaugural currency)
Reverse description
One Chinese ideogram at various locations and crescent above.
Reverse script
Chinese (traditional, regular
script)
Reverse lettering
洪 (Translation: Hong)
Edge
Smooth.
Mint
洪 Hongzhou, modern-day Nanchang,Jiangxi, China
Mintage
ND
(841-907) - Hartill#14.63: Hong to the right and sideways - ND
(841-907) - Hartill#14.64: Hong below - ND
(841-907) - Hartill#14.65: Hong to the left -