1 Cash - Chunhua Yuanbao, Running script

€201,620.00
IssuerEmpire of China
Year990-994
TypeStandard circulation coin
Value1 Cash
CurrencyCash (621-1912)
CompositionBronze
Weight3.80 g
Dimensions25 mm
Thickness
Shape and TechniqueRound with a square hole
Cast
OrientationMedal alignment ↑↑
Engraver(s)
In circulation to
Reference(s) Hartill#16.28, FD#868, Schjoth#464
Obverse descriptionFour Chinese ideograms read clockwise (in Running script).
Obverse scriptChinese (traditional, running script)
Obverse lettering 淳 寶 化  元
(Translation: Chun Hua Yuan Bao Chunhua (4th era of Taizong, 990-994) / Original currency)
Reverse descriptionBlank (uniface).
Reverse script
Reverse lettering
EdgeSmooth.
MintTaiyuan-fu, modern-day Taiyuan,Shanxi, China (979-1039)
Yongping Mint (永平监), Raozhou,modern-day Boyang, Jiangxi, China (circa 977-1157)
MintageND (990-994)  - Hartill#16.28-29: Minor varieties -
Catalog ID1145630570
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