100 Cash - Xianfeng Yuanbao, Boo-chiowan, Prince Qing Hui mint

€1.00
IssuerEmpire of China
Year1854
TypeStandard circulation coin
Value100 Cash
CurrencyCash (621-1912)
CompositionCopper
Weight43.21 g
Dimensions49 mm
Thickness
Shape and TechniqueRound with a square hole
Cast
OrientationMedal alignment ↑↑
Engraver(s)
In circulation to
Reference(s) Hartill#22.717, FD#2431
Obverse descriptionFour Chinese ideograms read top to bottom, right to left.
Obverse scriptChinese (traditional, regular script)
Obverse lettering 咸 寶 元  豐
(Translation: Xian Feng Yuan Bao Xianfeng (Emperor) / Original currency)
Reverse descriptionTwo Manchu words (read vertically) separated by the hole, all with crescent to the upper left and dot to the upper right.
Reverse scriptChinese (traditional, regular script), Mongolian / Manchu
Reverse lettering當 ᠪᠣᠣ ᠴᡳᠣᠸᠠᠨ 百
(Translation: Dang Bai / Boo-chiowan Value 1 hundred / Boo-chiowan)
EdgeSmooth.
Mint
MintageND (1854)  - -
Catalog ID5798724570
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