Four Chinese ideograms read top to bottom, right to left.
Obverse script
Chinese (traditional, regular
script)
Obverse lettering
咸
寶 重
豐 (Translation: Xian Feng Zhong Bao Xianfeng (Emperor) / Heavy currency)
Reverse description
Two Manchu words (read vertically) separated by the hole, all with one Chinese ideogram above and one below, and with four Chinese ideograms in each corner read right to bottom, left to bottom.
Reverse script
Chinese (traditional, regular script),
Mongolian / Manchu
Reverse lettering
五一計
ᠪᠣᠣ ᡶᡠ
兩百重 (Translation: Ji Zhong Wu Liang / Yi Bai / Boo-chiowan Calculated weight 5 Liang / 100 Cash / Boo-chiowan)