1 Cash - Kaixi Tongbao, Tong, iron

€219,390.00
IssuerEmpire of China
Year1205-1207
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#17.514, FD#1336
Obverse descriptionFour Chinese ideograms read clockwise (in Regular script).
Obverse scriptChinese (traditional, regular script)
Obverse lettering 開 寶 禧  通
(Translation: Kai Xi Tong Bao Kaixi (3rd era of Ningzong, 1205-1207) / Universal currency)
Reverse descriptionOne Chinese ideogram above and one below.
Reverse scriptChinese (traditional, regular script)
Reverse lettering同 二
(Translation: Tong / Er Tong`an (mint) / Year 2)
EdgeSmooth.
Mint
Tong`an Mint (同安监), Shuzhou,modern-day Qianshan, Anhui, China (1073-1214)
Mintage1 (1205)  - Hartill#17.514: Year 元 (Yuan) -
2 (1206)  - Hartill#17.515: Year 二 (Er) -
3 (1207)  - Hartill#17.516: Year 三 (San) -
Catalog ID1096172560
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