100 Cash - Xianfeng Yuanbao, Boo-su

€152,745.00
IssuerEmpire of China
Year1854-1855
TypeStandard circulation coin
Value100 Cash
CurrencyCash (621-1912)
CompositionBrass
Weight65.99 g
Dimensions60 mm
Thickness
Shape and TechniqueRound with a square hole
Cast
Orientation
Engraver(s)
In circulation to
Reference(s) Hartill#22.913, FD#2469, C#16-10
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 ᠰᡠ 百
(Translation: Dang Bai / Boo-su Value 1 hundred / Boo-su)
EdgeSmooth.
MintEmergency Preparations Mint (Suzhou
Mint), Jiangsu, China (1851-1860)
Relief Preparations Mint (Suzhou
Mint), Jiangsu, China (1851-1860)
Suzhou Mint, Dunxin Branch,modern-day Dunxincun, Jiangsu, China (1851-1860)
Suzhou Mint, Zhun`an Branch,modern-day District de Qingjiangpu, Jiangsu, China (1851-1860)
Suzhou Mint, Jiangsu, China(1668-1907)
MintageND (1854-1855)  - Hartill#22.914: Normal-style Su; six-stroke Bei; small Bao -
ND (1854-1855)  - Hartill#22.915: Normal-style Su; six-stroke Bei; protruding left Bao -
ND (1854-1855)  - Hartill#22.917: Normal-style Su; seven-stroke Bei; Medium Bao -
ND (1854-1855)  - Hartill#22.918: Normal-style Su; seven-stroke Bei; Long-footed Bao -
ND (1854-1855)  - Hartill#22.919: Normal-style Su; seven-stroke Bei; Hook Xian -
ND (1854-1855)  - Hartill#22.922: Z-style Su -
Catalog ID8874681830
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