1 Cash - Shaosheng Yuanbao, Seal script, with crescent, iron

€215,062.00
IssuerEmpire of China
Year1094-1097
TypeStandard circulation coin
Value1 Cash
CurrencyCash (621-1912)
CompositionIron
Weight7.00 g
Dimensions24 mm
Thickness
Shape and TechniqueRound with a square hole
Cast
OrientationMedal alignment ↑↑
Engraver(s)
In circulation to
Reference(s) Hartill#16.300
Obverse descriptionFour Chinese ideograms read clockwise (in Seal script).
Obverse scriptChinese (traditional, seal script)
Obverse lettering 紹 寶 聖  元
(Translation: Shao Sheng Yuan Bao Shaosheng (2nd era of Zhezong, 1094-1098) / Original currency)
Reverse descriptionOne crescent at various locations.
Reverse script
Reverse lettering
EdgeSmooth.
MintFengyuan Mint (丰远监), Jiazhou(Jiading-du), modern-day Leshan, Sichuan, China (?-1059; 1069-1129;
1153-?)
Guangji Mint (广济监), Tongzhou,modern-day Dali County, Shaanxi, China (circa 1081)
Hancheng Mint / Foundry of the
Longmen Mint (韩城监 / 又称龙门监), Tongzhou, modern-day Hejin, Shanxi,China (1083-?; 1087-?)
Hezhong Mint (河中府钱院),Hezhong-fu, modern-day Puzhou, Yongji, Shanxi, China (circa
1087)
Huimin Mint (惠民监), Qiongzhou,modern-day Qionglai, Sichuan, China
Jizhong Mint (济众监), Xingzhou,modern-day Lüeyang, Shaanxi, China (1006-1128)
Longde-fu Mint (隆德府监),modern-day Changzhi, Shanxi, China (1094-1101)
Shaoxing Mint (绍兴监), Lizhou,modern-day Guangyuan, Sichuan, China (1005-1128; 1145-?)
West Yongli Mint (永利西监),Fenzhou, modern-day Fenyang, Shanxi, China (1094-1101)
Yazhou, modern-day Ya`an,Sichuan, China (970-1016; 1080-?; 1210-?)
MintageND (1094-1097)  - Hartill#16.300: Crescent above (facing down) -
ND (1094-1097)  - Hartill#16.301: Crescent to the right -
Catalog ID3882481910
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