100 Cash - Xianfeng Zhongbao, Je / Zhe, trial strike

€226,201.00
IssuerEmpire of China
Year1855
TypePattern
Value100 Cash
CurrencyCash (621-1912)
CompositionBrass
Weight
Dimensions68 mm
Thickness
Shape and TechniqueRound with a square hole
Cast
OrientationMedal alignment ↑↑
Engraver(s)
In circulation to
Reference(s) Hartill#22.1044, FD#2488
Obverse descriptionFour Chinese ideograms read top to bottom, right to left.
Obverse scriptChinese (traditional, regular script)
Obverse lettering 咸 寶 重  豐
(Translation: Xian Feng Zhong Bao Xianfeng (Emperor) / Heavy 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 ᠵᡝ 浙 百
(Translation: Dang Bai / Je / Zhe Value 1 hundred / Je / Zhe)
EdgeSmooth.
Mint
MintageND (1855)  - -
Catalog ID1630454320
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