1000 Cash - Xianfeng Yuanbao, Boo-yuwan

€225,811.00
IssuerEmpire of China
Year1854
TypeStandard circulation coin
Value1000 Cash
CurrencyCash (621-1912)
CompositionBrass
Weight74.45 g
Dimensions60 mm
Thickness
Shape and TechniqueRound with a square hole
Cast
OrientationMedal alignment ↑↑
Engraver(s)
In circulation to
Reference(s) Hartill#22.766, FD#2447
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 ᠶᡠᠸᠠᠨ 千
(Translation: Dang Qian / Boo-yuwan Value 1 thousand / Boo-yuwan)
EdgeSmooth.
MintMinistry of Public Works Mint, New
Branch (工部局), Beijing, China (1726-1898)
Ministry of Public Works Mint, Old
Branch (工部局), Beijing, China (1726-1898)
MintageND (1854)  - Hartill#22.766: Seven-stroke Bei (Old branch) -
ND (1854)  - Hartill#22.766: Six-stroke Bei (New branch) -
Catalog ID3427106720
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