1 Cash - Songyuan Tongbao

€135,248.00
IssuerEmpire of China
Year960-976
TypeStandard circulation coin
Value1 Cash
CurrencyCash (621-1912)
CompositionBronze
Weight3.54 g
Dimensions25 mm
Thickness1.4 mm
Shape and TechniqueRound with a square hole
Cast
OrientationMedal alignment ↑↑
Engraver(s)
In circulation to
Reference(s) Hartill#16.1, Schjoth#451
Obverse descriptionFour Chinese ideograms read top to bottom, right to left (in Clerical script).
Obverse scriptChinese (traditional, clerical script)
Obverse lettering 宋 寶 通  元
(Translation: Song Yuan Tong Bao Inaugurale Song / Universal currency)
Reverse descriptionBlank (uniface).
Reverse script
Reverse lettering
EdgeSmooth.
Mint
MintageND (960-976)  - Hartill#16.1: Type 1 -
ND (960-976)  - Hartill#16.2-3: Type 2 -
Catalog ID8719308690
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