Four Chinese ideograms read top to bottom, right to left (in Regular script).
Obverse script
Chinese (traditional, regular
script)
Obverse lettering
景
寶 元
定 (Translation: Jing Ding Yuan Bao Jingding (8th era of Lizong, 1260-1264) / Original currency)
Reverse description
One Chinese ideogram above
Reverse script
Chinese (traditional, regular
script)
Reverse lettering
二 (Translation: Er Year 2)
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 (1260) - Hartill#17.830: Year 元 (Yuan) - 2 (1261) - Hartill#17.831: Year 二 (Er) - 3 (1262) - Hartill#17.832: Year 三 (San) - 4 (1263) - Hartill#17.833: Year 四 (Si) - 5 (1264) - Hartill#17.834: Year 五 (Wu) -