100 Cash - Xianfeng Yuanbao, Yarkand

€1.00
IssuerSouth Xinjiang
Year1854-1859
TypeStandard circulation coin
Value100 Cash
CurrencyCash (1759-1909)
CompositionCopper
Weight31.8 g
Dimensions54 mm
Thickness
Shape and TechniqueRound with a square hole
Cast
OrientationMedal alignment ↑↑
Engraver(s)
In circulation to
Reference(s) Hartill#22.1113
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 Chinese ideograms above and one below, one Uyghur word to the right, and one Manchu word to the left.
Reverse scriptChinese (traditional, regular script), Mongolian / Manchu, Old Uyghur
Reverse lettering當 ᠶᡝᡵᡴᡳᠶᠠᠩ ياركند 百
(Translation: Dang / Bai / Yarkiyang / Yarkand Worth 100 / Yarkand (mint) / Yarkand (mint))
EdgeSmooth.
Mint
MintageND (1854-1859)  - Hartill#22.1113-1114: Size varies -
Catalog ID2762258980
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