1 Cash - Shengsong Yuanbao, Seal script, Fen, iron

€216,388.00
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#16.366
Obverse descriptionFour Chinese ideagrams read clockwise (in Seal script).
Obverse scriptChinese (traditional, seal 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: Fen Fenzhou (city))
EdgeSmooth.
Mint
West Yongli Mint (永利西监),Fenzhou, modern-day Fenyang, Shanxi, China (1094-1101)
MintageND (1101-1106)  - Hartill#16.366: Large Fen (touching the hole) -
ND (1101-1106)  - Hartill#16.367: Small Fen (not touching the hole) -
Catalog ID4620539530
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