1 Cash - Baoqing Yuanbao, Han, iron

€220,091.00
IssuerEmpire of China
Year1225
TypeStandard circulation coin
Value1 Cash
CurrencyCash (621-1912)
CompositionIron
Weight
Dimensions25 mm
Thickness
Shape and TechniqueRound with a square hole
Cast
OrientationMedal alignment ↑↑
Engraver(s)
In circulation to
Reference(s) Hartill#17.674, FD#1451
Obverse descriptionFour Chinese ideograms read clockwise (in Regular script).
Obverse scriptChinese (traditional, regular script)
Obverse lettering 寳 寶 慶  元
(Translation: Bao Qing Yuan Bao Baoqing (1st era of Ningzong, 1225-1227) / Original currency)
Reverse descriptionOne Chinese ideogram above and one crescent (facing down) below.
Reverse scriptChinese (traditional, regular script)
Reverse lettering
(Translation: Han Hanyang (mint))
EdgeSmooth.
Mint
Hanyang Mint, Hanyang Army(汉阳监), modern-day Hanyang District, Hubei, China (circa
1191-1205)
MintageND (1225)  - Hartill#17.674: Large size (around 26 mm) -
ND (1225)  - Hartill#17.675: Small size (around 24 mm) -
Catalog ID3097733030
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