Four Chinese ideograms read clockwise (in Regular script).
Obverse script
Chinese (traditional, regular
script)
Obverse lettering
端
寶 平
元 (Translation: Duan Ping Yuan Bao Duanping (3rd era of Lizong, 1234-1236) / Original currency)
Reverse description
One Chinese ideogram above.
Reverse script
Chinese (traditional, regular
script)
Reverse lettering
元 (Translation: Yuan Year 1)
Edge
Smooth.
Mint
Guangji Mint (广积监), Shizhou,modern-day Yichang, Hubei, China (circa 1096) Shenquan Mint (神泉监), Muzhou,modern-day Jiande, Zhejiang, China (1074-1161; 1196-?) Yongping Mint (永平监), Raozhou,modern-day Boyang, Jiangxi, China (circa 977-1157)