| Issuer | Empire of China |
| Year | 1040 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
| Value | 1 Cash |
| Currency | Cash (621-1912) |
| Composition | Iron |
| Weight | |
| Dimensions | 23 mm |
| Thickness | |
| Shape and Technique | Round with a square hole Cast |
| Orientation | |
| Engraver(s) | |
| In circulation to | |
| Reference(s) | Hartill#16.122, FD#911 |
| Obverse description | Four Chinese ideograms read clockwise (in Clerical script). |
| Obverse script | Chinese (traditional, clerical script) |
| Obverse lettering | 康
寶 定
元 (Translation: Kang Ding Yuan Bao Kangding (5th era of Renzong, 1040-1041) / Original currency) |
| Reverse description | Blank (uniface). |
| Reverse script | |
| Reverse lettering | |
| Edge | Smooth. |
| Mint | Fengyuan Mint (丰远监), Jiazhou(Jiading-du), modern-day Leshan, Sichuan, China (?-1059; 1069-1129; 1153-?) Fumin Mint (阜民监), Shangzhou,Shaanxi, China (1040-1050, 1075-?) Guangning Mint (广宁监), Jiangzhou,modern-day Jiujiang, Jiangxi, China (999-?; 1170-?) Huimin Mint (惠民监), Qiongzhou,modern-day Qionglai, Sichuan, China Jizhong Mint (济众监), Xingzhou,modern-day Lüeyang, Shaanxi, China (1006-1128) Shaoxing Mint (绍兴监), Lizhou,modern-day Guangyuan, Sichuan, China (1005-1128; 1145-?) Yongfeng Mint (永丰监), Chizhou,modern-day Guichi District, Anhui, China (996) Yongping Mint (永平监), Raozhou,modern-day Boyang, Jiangxi, China (circa 977-1157) |
| Mintage | ND (1040) - Hartill#16.122: Small size (around 22 mm) - ND (1040) - Hartill#16.123: Large size (around 24 mm) - |
| Catalog ID | 9065161170 |
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