1 Cash - Qingyuan Tongbao, Tong, iron

€141,440.00
IssuerEmpire of China
Year1195-1201
TypeStandard circulation coin
Value1 Cash
CurrencyCash (621-1912)
CompositionIron
Weight4.99 g
Dimensions25 mm
Thickness2.5 mm
Shape and TechniqueRound with a square hole
Cast
OrientationMedal alignment ↑↑
Engraver(s)
In circulation to
Reference(s) Hartill#17.406, Schjoth#803
Obverse descriptionFour Chinese ideograms read clockwise (in Regular script).
Obverse scriptChinese (traditional, regular script)
Obverse lettering 慶 寶 元  通
(Translation: Qing Yuan Tong Bao Qingyuan (1st era of Ningzong, 1195-1200) / Universal currency)
Reverse descriptionOne Chinese ideogram above and one below.
Reverse scriptChinese (traditional, regular script)
Reverse lettering同 五
(Translation: Tong / Wu Tong`an (mint) / Year 5)
EdgeSmooth.
Mint
Tong`an Mint (同安监), Shuzhou,modern-day Qianshan, Anhui, China (1073-1214)
Mintage1 (1195)  - Hartill#17.406: Year 元 (Yuan) -
2 (1196)  - Hartill#17.407: Year 二 (Er) -
3 (1197)  - Hartill#17.408: Year 三 (San) -
4 (1198)  - Hartill#17.409: Year 四 (Si) -
5 (1199)  - Hartill#17.410: Year 五 (Wu) -
6 (1200)  - Hartill#17.411: Year 六 (Liu) -
7 (1201)  - Hartill#17.412: Year 七 (Qi) -
Catalog ID8744985860
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