1 Cash - Qiandao Yuanbao, Regular script, Song, with crescent, iron

€218,477.00
IssuerEmpire of China
Year1170-1173
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#17.117
Obverse descriptionFour Chinese ideograms read clockwise (in Regular script).
Obverse scriptChinese (traditional, regular script)
Obverse lettering 乾 寶 道  元
(Translation: Qian Dao Yuan Bao Qiandao (2nd era of Xiaozong, 1165-1173) / Original currency)
Reverse descriptionOne Chinese ideogram to the left and one crescent below (facing up).
Reverse scriptChinese (traditional, regular script)
Reverse lettering
(Translation: Song Susong (mint))
EdgeSmooth.
Mint
Susong Mint (宿松监), Shuzhou,modern-day Susong, Anhui, China (1073-?; 1170-1175; 1178-1183)
MintageND (1170-1173)  - -
Catalog ID6718121520
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