1000 Cash - Xianfeng Yuanbao, Boo-chiowan, Prince Qing Hui mint

€95,047.00
IssuerEmpire of China
Year1854
TypeStandard circulation coin
Value1000 Cash
CurrencyCash (621-1912)
CompositionCopper
Weight57.19 g
Dimensions60 mm
Thickness
Shape and TechniqueRound with a square hole
Cast
OrientationMedal alignment ↑↑
Engraver(s)
In circulation to
Reference(s) Hartill#22.721, FD#2436
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 crescent to the upper left and dot to the upper right.
Reverse scriptChinese (traditional, regular script), Mongolian / Manchu
Reverse lettering當 ᠪᠣᠣ ᠴᡳᠣᠸᠠᠨ 千
(Translation: Dang Qian / Boo-chiowan Value 1 thousand / Boo-chiowan)
EdgeSmooth.
Mint
MintageND (1854)  - -
Catalog ID9945992660
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