1000 Cash - Xianfeng Yuanbao, Boo-chiowan

€50,153.00
IssuerEmpire of China
Year1854
TypeStandard circulation coins
Value1000 Cash
CurrencyCash (621-1912)
CompositionBrass
Weight75.23 g
Dimensions63 mm
Thickness
Shape and TechniqueRound with a square hole
Cast
OrientationMedal alignment ↑↑
Engraver(s)
In circulation to
Reference(s) Hartill#22.714, FD#2435
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 ᠴᡳᠣᠸᠠᠨ 千
(Translation: Dang Qian / Boo-chiowan Value 1 thousand / Boo-chiowan)
EdgeSmooth.
MintMinistry of Revenue Mint, North
Branch (戶部局), Beijing, China (1727-1910)
Ministry of Revenue Mint, West
Branch (戶部局), Beijing, China (1727-1910)
MintageND (1854)  - Hartill#22.714: Flat top Boo (West branch) -
ND (1854)  - Hartill#22.715: Protruding top Boo (North branch) -
Catalog ID7212918780
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