1 Cash - Jianyan Yuanbao, Seal script, trial strike

€216,445.00
IssuerEmpire of China
Year1127
TypePattern
Value1 Cash
CurrencyCash (621-1912)
CompositionBronze
Weight3.50 g
Dimensions25 mm
Thickness
Shape and TechniqueRound with a square hole
Cast
OrientationMedal alignment ↑↑
Engraver(s)
In circulation to
Reference(s) Hartill#17.1, FD#1155
Obverse descriptionFour Chinese ideograms read clockwise (in Seal script).
Obverse scriptChinese (traditional, seal script)
Obverse lettering 建 寶 炎  元
(Translation: Jian Yan Yuan Bao Jianyan (1st era of Geozong, 1127-1130) / Original currency)
Reverse descriptionBlank (uniface).
Reverse script
Reverse lettering
EdgeSmooth.
MintBaoxin Mint (宝新监), Rongzhou,modern-day Rongshui, Guangxi, China (circa 1116)
Fengyuan Mint (丰远监), Jiazhou(Jiading-du), modern-day Leshan, Sichuan, China (?-1059; 1069-1129;
1153-?)
Huimin Mint (惠民监), Qiongzhou,modern-day Qionglai, Sichuan, China
Jizhong Mint (济众监), Xingzhou,modern-day Lüeyang, Shaanxi, China (1006-1128)
Qianzhou Mint (虔州钱监), modern-day
Ganzhou, Jiangxi, China (circa 1170)
Shaoxing Mint (绍兴监), Lizhou,modern-day Guangyuan, Sichuan, China (1005-1128; 1145-?)
Tongbao Mint (通宝监), Yongzhou,modern-day Nanning, Guangxi, China (circa 1116)
Yazhou, modern-day Ya`an,Sichuan, China (970-1016; 1080-?; 1210-?)
MintageND (1127)  - -
Catalog ID5851221740
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