1000 Cash - Xianfeng Yuanbao, Boo-he

€226,020.00
IssuerEmpire of China
Year1854
TypeStandard circulation coin
Value1000 Cash
CurrencyCash (621-1912)
CompositionBrass
Weight
Dimensions57 mm
Thickness
Shape and TechniqueRound with a square hole
Cast
OrientationMedal alignment ↑↑
Engraver(s)
In circulation to
Reference(s) Hartill#22.851, FD#2494
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 ᡥᠣ᠋ 千
(Translation: Dang Qian / Boo-he Value 1 thousand / Boo-he)
EdgeSmooth.
Mint
MintageND (1854)  - -
Catalog ID9632100930
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