1000 Cash - Xianfeng Yuanbao, Boo-san, with Guan

€226,082.00
IssuerEmpire of China
Year1854
TypeStandard circulation coin
Value1000 Cash
CurrencyCash (621-1912)
CompositionBrass
Weight
Dimensions70 mm
Thickness
Shape and TechniqueRound with a square hole
Cast
OrientationMedal alignment ↑↑
Engraver(s)
In circulation to
Reference(s) Hartill#22.954, FD#2503
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, and with one ideogram at the bottom on the rim.
Reverse scriptChinese (traditional, regular script), Mongolian / Manchu
Reverse lettering當 ᠪᠣᠣ ᠰᠠᠨ 千 宫
(Translation: Dang Qian / Boo-san / Guan Value 1 thousand / Boo-san / Official)
EdgeSmooth.
Mint
MintageND (1854)  - -
Catalog ID7168555090
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