100 Cash - Xianfeng Yuanbao, Boo-he

€17,834.00
IssuerEmpire of China
Year1854-1855
TypeStandard circulation coins
Value100 Cash
CurrencyCash (621-1912)
CompositionBrass
Weight51.95 g
Dimensions48 mm
Thickness
Shape and TechniqueRound with a square hole
Cast
OrientationMedal alignment ↑↑
Engraver(s)
In circulation to
Reference(s) Hartill#22.848, FD#2493, C#11-6
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 one Chinese ideogram above and one below.
Reverse scriptChinese (traditional, regular script), Mongolian / Manchu
Reverse lettering當 ᠪᠣᠣ ᡥᠣ᠋ 百
(Translation: Dang Bai / Boo-he Value 1 hundred / Boo-he)
EdgeSmooth.
Mint
MintageND (1854-1855)  - Hartill#22.848: Regular type -
ND (1854-1855)  - Hartill#22.849: Local type -
Catalog ID7306626800
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