1 Cash - Chunxi Yuanbao, Seal script, iron

€217,001.00
IssuerEmpire of China
Year1174-1179
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#17.160
Obverse descriptionFour Chinese ideograms read clockwise (in Seal script).
Obverse scriptChinese (traditional, seal script)
Obverse lettering 淳 寶 熙  元
(Translation: Chun Xi Yuan Bao Chunxi (3rd era of Xiaozong, 1174-1189) / Original currency)
Reverse descriptionBlank (uniface).
Reverse script
Reverse lettering
EdgeSmooth.
MintBaoquan Mint (宝泉监), Ezhou,modern-day Wuchang District, Hubei, China (997-?; 1074-1102;
1170-1179)
Fengyu Mint, Linjiang Army(丰余监), modern-day Linjiangzhen, Jiangxi, China (1170-1179)
Fengyuan Mint (丰远监), Jiazhou(Jiading-du), modern-day Leshan, Sichuan, China (?-1059; 1069-1129;
1153-?)
Fumin Mint / Foundry of the Daye and
Dabao Mints, Xingguo Army (富民监 / 又称大冶监), Daye, Hubei, China(1170-1212)
Guangning Mint (广宁监), Jiangzhou,modern-day Jiujiang, Jiangxi, China (999-?; 1170-?)
Huimin Mint (惠民监), Qiongzhou,modern-day Qionglai, Sichuan, China
Iron Currency Mint, Nan`an Army(铁钱监), modern-day Dayu, Jiangxi, China (circa 1172)
Old Yidu Mint (益都旧监),Chengdu-fu, modern-day Chengdu, Sichuan, China (circa
970-1129)
Qi`an Mint (齐安监), Huangzhou,modern-day Huanggang, Hubei, China (?-1179)
Qianzhou Mint (虔州钱监), modern-day
Ganzhou, Jiangxi, China (circa 1170)
Qichun Mint (蕲春监), Qizhou,modern-day Qichun, Hubei, China (1073-1214)
Shaoxing Mint (绍兴监), Lizhou,modern-day Guangyuan, Sichuan, China (1005-1128; 1145-?)
Susong Mint (宿松监), Shuzhou,modern-day Susong, Anhui, China (1073-?; 1170-1175; 1178-1183)
Tong`an Mint (同安监), Shuzhou,modern-day Qianshan, Anhui, China (1073-1214)
Yazhou, modern-day Ya`an,Sichuan, China (970-1016; 1080-?; 1210-?)
Yufeng Mint (裕丰监), Fuzhou,Jiangxi, China (1170-1179)
Yuguo Mint (裕国监), Fuzhou,modern-day Linjiang, Jiangxi, China (1170-1179)
MintageND (1174-1179)  - Hartill#17.160-161: Minor varieties -
Catalog ID7851507090
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