1000 Cash - Xianfeng Yuanbao, Boo-gung

€27,257.00
IssuerEmpire of China
Year1854
TypeStandard circulation coins
Value1000 Cash
CurrencyCash (621-1912)
CompositionBrass
Weight
Dimensions63 mm
Thickness8.2 mm
Shape and TechniqueRound with a square hole
Cast
OrientationMedal alignment ↑↑
Engraver(s)
In circulation to
Reference(s) Hartill#22.812, FD#2543, C#14-7
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 ᡤᡠᠩ 千
(Translation: Dang Qian / Boo-chiowan Value 1 thousand / Boo-chiowan)
EdgeSmooth.
Mint
MintageND (1854)  - -
Catalog ID8652773290
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