Four Chinese ideograms read top to bottom, right to left (in Regular script).
Obverse script
Chinese (traditional, regular
script)
Obverse lettering
嘉
寶 通
熙 (Translation: Jia Xi Tong Bao Jiaxi (4th era of Lizong, 1237-1240) / Universal currency)
Reverse description
One Chinese ideogram below.
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)
Mintage
1 (1237) - Hartill#17.751: Year 元 (Yuan) - 2 (1238) - Hartill#17.752: Year 二 (Er) - 3 (1239) - Hartill#17.753: Year 三 (San) - 4 (1240) - Hartill#17.754: Year 四 (Qi) -