1 Cash - Shengsong Yuanbao, Running script, Shang, iron

€1.00
IssuerEmpire of China
Year1101-1106
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#16.392
Obverse descriptionFour Chinese ideagrams read clockwise (in Running script).
Obverse scriptChinese (traditional, running script)
Obverse lettering 聖 寶 宋  元
(Translation: Sheng Song Yuan Bao Imperial Song / Original currency)
Reverse descriptionOne Chinese ideogram above.
Reverse scriptChinese (traditional, regular script)
Reverse lettering
(Translation: Shang Changzhi (city))
EdgeSmooth.
Mint
Longde-fu Mint (隆德府监),modern-day Changzhi, Shanxi, China (1094-1101)
MintageND (1101-1106)  - -
Catalog ID3057012980
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