| Issuer | Empire of China |
|---|---|
| Year | 1101-1106 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
| Value | 1 Cash |
| Currency | Cash (621-1912) |
| Composition | Bronze |
| Weight | 3.45 g |
| Diameter | 24 mm |
| Thickness | |
| Shape | Round with a square hole |
| Technique | Cast |
| Orientation | Medal alignment ↑↑ |
| Engraver(s) | |
| In circulation to | |
| Reference(s) | Hartill#16.354, FD#1017, Schjoth#607 |
| Obverse description | Four Chinese ideagrams read clockwise (in Seal script). |
|---|---|
| Obverse script | Chinese (traditional, seal script) |
| Obverse lettering | 聖 寶 宋 元 (Translation: Sheng Song Yuan Bao Imperial Song / Original currency) |
| Reverse description | Blank (uniface). |
| Reverse script | |
| Reverse lettering | |
| Edge | Smooth. |
| Mint | Baoquan Mint (宝泉监), Ezhou,modern-day Wuchang District, Hubei, China (997-?; 1074-1102; 1170-1179) Guanghui Mint, Nanping Army(广惠监), modern-day Jiangjin, Chongqing, China (1075-1149) Guangji Mint (广济监), Wanzhou,modern-day Wanzhou District, Chongqing, China (circa 1068-?; 1083-1124) Hezhong Mint (河中府钱院),Hezhong-fu, modern-day Puzhou, Yongji, Shanxi, China (circa 1087) Qichun Mint (蕲春监), Qizhou,modern-day Qichun, Hubei, China (1073-1214) 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) Yuanfeng Mint (元丰监), Wuzhou,Guangxi, China (1074-1136) |
| Mintage | ND (1101-1106) - Hartill#16.354-360: Bao with short sides (minor varieties) - ND (1101-1106) - Hartill#16.361: Bao with long sides - |
| Numisquare ID | 2984980190 |
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