1 Cash - Zhenghe Tongbao, Clerical script, iron

€215,667.00
IssuerEmpire of China
Year1111-1118
TypeStandard circulation coin
Value1 Cash
CurrencyCash (621-1912)
CompositionIron
Weight
Dimensions25 mm
Thickness
Shape and TechniqueRound with a square hole
Cast
OrientationMedal alignment ↑↑
Engraver(s)
In circulation to
Reference(s) Hartill#16.445
Obverse descriptionFour Chinese ideograms read top to bottom, right to left (in Clerical script).
Obverse scriptChinese (traditional, clerical script)
Obverse lettering 政 寶 通  和
(Translation: Zhong He Tong Bao Zhonghe (4th era of Huizong, 1111-1118) / Universal currency)
Reverse descriptionBlank (uniface).
Reverse script
Reverse lettering
EdgeSmooth.
MintBaoxin Mint (宝新监), Rongzhou,modern-day Rongshui, Guangxi, China (circa 1116)
Fengyuan Mint (丰远监), Jiazhou(Jiading-du), modern-day Leshan, Sichuan, China (?-1059; 1069-1129;
1153-?)
Fumin Mint (阜民监), Huizhou,Guangdong, China (1067)
Guangzhou Mint (广州钱监),Guangzhou, Guangdong, China
Hezhou Mint (贺州钱监), modern-day
Hezhou, Guangxi, China
Huimin Mint (惠民监), Qiongzhou,modern-day Qionglai, Sichuan, China
Jizhong Mint (济众监), Xingzhou,modern-day Lüeyang, Shaanxi, China (1006-1128)
Kangzhou Mint (康州钱监), modern-day
Deqing, Guangdong, China
Shaoxing Mint (绍兴监), Lizhou,modern-day Guangyuan, Sichuan, China (1005-1128; 1145-?)
Tongbao Mint (通宝监), Yongzhou,modern-day Nanning, Guangxi, China (circa 1116)
Xining Mint (熙宁监), Hengzhou,modern-day Hengyang, Hunan, China (1068)
Yazhou, modern-day Ya`an,Sichuan, China (970-1016; 1080-?; 1210-?)
MintageND (1111-1118)  - Hartill#16.445: Large size (around 24 mm) -
ND (1111-1118)  - Hartill#16.446: Small size (around 22 mm) -
Catalog ID5058919720
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