1 Cash - Dasong Yuanbao, Chun, iron

€220,746.00
IssuerEmpire of China
Year1225-1227
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#17.682
Obverse descriptionFour Chinese ideograms read clockwise (in Regular script).
Obverse scriptChinese (traditional, regular script)
Obverse lettering 大 寶 宋  元
(Translation: Da Song Yuan Bao Great Song / Original currency)
Reverse descriptionOne Chinese ideogram above and one below.
Reverse scriptChinese (traditional, regular script)
Reverse lettering春 三
(Translation: Chun / San Qichun (mint) / Year 3)
EdgeSmooth.
Mint
Qichun Mint (蕲春监), Qizhou,modern-day Qichun, Hubei, China (1073-1214)
Mintage1 (1225)  - Hartill#17.682: Year 元 (Yuan) -
2 (1226)  - Hartill#17.683: Year 二 (Er); confirmation needed -
3 (1227)  - Hartill#17.684: Year 三 (San) -
Catalog ID9890828550
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