Four Chinese ideograms read clockwise (in Regular script).
Obverse script
Chinese (traditional, regular
script)
Obverse lettering
紹
寶 熙
元 (Translation: Shao Xi Yuan Bao Shaoxi (era of Guangzong, 1190-1194) / Original currency)
Reverse description
One Chinese ideogram below.
Reverse script
Chinese (traditional, regular
script)
Reverse lettering
三 (Translation: San Year 3)
Edge
Smooth.
Mint
Guangji Mint (广积监), Shizhou,modern-day Yichang, Hubei, China (circa 1096) Old Yidu Mint (益都旧监),Chengdu-fu, modern-day Chengdu, Sichuan, China (circa 970-1129) Yongping Mint (永平监), Raozhou,modern-day Boyang, Jiangxi, China (circa 977-1157)
Mintage
1 (1190) - Hartill#17.315: Year 元 (Yuan) - 2 (1191) - Hartill#17.315: Year 二 (Er) - 3 (1192) - Hartill#17.315: Year 三 (San) - 4 (1193) - Hartill#17.315: Year 四 (Si) - 5 (1194) - Hartill#17.315: Year 五 (Wu) -