| Issuer | Shanghai, City of |
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| Year | 1856 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
| Value | 1 Tael |
| Currency | Tael (1856) |
| Composition | Silver |
| Weight | 36.70 g |
| Diameter | |
| Thickness | |
| Shape | Round |
| Technique | |
| Orientation | Medal alignment ↑↑ |
| Engraver(s) | P`ing Cheng |
| In circulation to | |
| Reference(s) | Kann#902 |
| Obverse description | Four columns of four Chinese ideograms each, read vertically from right to left. |
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| Obverse script | |
| Obverse lettering | 足商上咸 紋郁海豐 銀森縣六 餅盛號年 (Translation: Year 6 of Xianfeng Shanghai District Business firm of Yu Sen-sheng Cake of fine silver) |
| Reverse description | Four columns of four Chinese ideograms each, read vertically from right to left. |
| Reverse script | |
| Reverse lettering | 匠重傾朱 平壹曹源 城兩平裕 造銀實監 (Translation: Supervised by Chow Yuen Yu Exact weight of 1 silver Tael Made by P`ing Cheng, silversmith) |
| Edge | |
| Mint | |
| Mintage | 6 (1856) - - |
| Numisquare ID | 5086561500 |
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