100 Cash - Xianfeng Yuanbao, Boo-u

€56,088.00
IssuerEmpire of China
Year1854-1856
TypeStandard circulation coins
Value100 Cash
CurrencyCash (621-1912)
CompositionBrass
Weight59.04 g
Dimensions57 mm
Thickness
Shape and TechniqueRound with a square hole
Cast
OrientationMedal alignment ↑↑
Engraver(s)
In circulation to
Reference(s) Hartill#22.861, FD#2474
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 ᡠ 百
(Translation: Dang Bai / Boo-u Value 1 hundred / Boo-u)
EdgeSmooth.
Mint
MintageND (1854-1856)  - Hartill#22.861: Dot of U connected -
ND (1854-1856)  - Hartill#22.865: Dot of U separated; small characters -
ND (1854-1856)  - Hartill#22.868: Dot of U separated; large characters -
ND (1854-1856)  - Hartill#22.872: Coarse appearance -
Catalog ID2317502960
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