1 Cash - Shengsong Yuanbao, Running script, with crescent, iron

€216,404.00
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#16.389
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 crescent above (facing up).
Reverse script
Reverse lettering
EdgeSmooth.
MintFengyuan Mint (丰远监), Jiazhou(Jiading-du), modern-day Leshan, Sichuan, China (?-1059; 1069-1129;
1153-?)
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)
Qichun Mint (蕲春监), Qizhou,modern-day Qichun, Hubei, China (1073-1214)
Shaoxing Mint (绍兴监), Lizhou,modern-day Guangyuan, Sichuan, China (1005-1128; 1145-?)
Shenquan Mint (神泉监), Muzhou,modern-day Jiande, Zhejiang, China (1074-1161; 1196-?)
Susong Mint (宿松监), Shuzhou,modern-day Susong, Anhui, China (1073-?; 1170-1175; 1178-1183)
Tong`an Mint (同安监), Shuzhou,modern-day Qianshan, Anhui, China (1073-1214)
West Yongli Mint (永利西监),Fenzhou, modern-day Fenyang, Shanxi, China (1094-1101)
Xining Mint (熙宁监), Hengzhou,modern-day Hengyang, Hunan, China (1068)
Yazhou, modern-day Ya`an,Sichuan, China (970-1016; 1080-?; 1210-?)
MintageND (1101-1106)  - -
Catalog ID7717505910
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