1 Cash - Xining Yuanbao, Clerical script, Heng

€213,607.00
IssuerEmpire of China
Year1068-1077
TypeStandard circulation coin
Value1 Cash
CurrencyCash (621-1912)
CompositionBronze
Weight3.45 g
Dimensions24 mm
Thickness
Shape and TechniqueRound with a square hole
Cast
OrientationMedal alignment ↑↑
Engraver(s)
In circulation to
Reference(s) Hartill#16.181, FD#954
Obverse descriptionFour Chinese ideograms read clockwise (in Clerical script).
Obverse scriptChinese (traditional, clerical script)
Obverse lettering 熙 寶 寧  元
(Translation: Xi Ning Yuan Bao Xining (1st era of Shenzong, 1068-1077) / Original currency)
Reverse descriptionOne Chinese ideogram above.
Reverse script
Reverse lettering
(Translation: Heng Hengzhou (city))
EdgeSmooth
Mint
Xining Mint (熙宁监), Hengzhou,modern-day Hengyang, Hunan, China (1068)
MintageND (1068-1077)  - -
Catalog ID8173556960
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