2 Cash - Chunxi Yuanbao, Regular script, Feng, iron

€218,073.00
IssuerEmpire of China
Year1174-1179
TypeStandard circulation coin
Value2 Cash
CurrencyCash (621-1912)
CompositionIron
Weight
Dimensions29 mm
Thickness
Shape and TechniqueRound with a square hole
Cast
OrientationMedal alignment ↑↑
Engraver(s)
In circulation to
Reference(s) Hartill#17.258
Obverse descriptionFour Chinese ideograms read clockwise (in Regular script).
Obverse scriptChinese (traditional, regular script)
Obverse lettering 淳 寶 熙  元
(Translation: Chun Xi Yuan Bao Chunxi (3rd era of Xiaozong, 1174-1189) / Original currency)
Reverse descriptionOne Chinese ideogram above.
Reverse scriptChinese (traditional, regular script)
Reverse lettering
(Translation: Feng Fengyu (mint))
EdgeSmooth.
Mint
Fengyu Mint, Linjiang Army(丰余监), modern-day Linjiangzhen, Jiangxi, China (1170-1179)
MintageND (1174-1179)  - Hartill#17.258: Large Feng (touching the rim) -
ND (1174-1179)  - Hartill#17.259: Small Feng (not touching the rim) -
Catalog ID4952797040
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