1 Cash - Chunxi Yuanbao, Seal script, Chun, with year, iron

€217,003.00
IssuerEmpire of China
Year1180-1184
TypeStandard circulation coin
Value1 Cash
CurrencyCash (621-1912)
CompositionIron
Weight
Dimensions24 mm
Thickness
Shape and TechniqueRound with a square hole
Cast
OrientationMedal alignment ↑↑
Engraver(s)
In circulation to
Reference(s) Hartill#17.162
Obverse descriptionFour Chinese ideograms read clockwise (in Regular script).
Obverse scriptChinese (traditional, regular script)
Obverse lettering 淳 寶 熙  元
(Translation: Chun Xi Yuan Bao Chunxi (3rd era of Xiaozong, 1174-1189) / Original currency)
Reverse descriptionOne Chinese ideogram above and at least one below.
Reverse scriptChinese (traditional, regular script)
Reverse lettering春 九
(Translation: Chun / Jiu Qichun (mint) / Year 9)
EdgeSmooth.
Mint
Qichun Mint (蕲春监), Qizhou,modern-day Qichun, Hubei, China (1073-1214)
Mintage7 (1180)  - Hartill#17.162: Year 七 (Qi) -
9 (1182)  - Hartill#17.163: Year 九 (Ba) -
10 (1183)  - Hartill#17.164: Year 十 (Shi) -
11 (1184)  - Hartill#17.165: Year 十一 (Shi Yi) -
Catalog ID1816022570
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