2 Cash - Chunxi Yuanbao, Regular script, with crescent and dot

€140,717.00
IssuerEmpire of China
Year1174-1179
TypeStandard circulation coin
Value2 Cash
CurrencyCash (621-1912)
CompositionBronze
Weight6.94 g
Dimensions30 mm
Thickness1.6 mm
Shape and TechniqueRound with a square hole
Cast
OrientationMedal alignment ↑↑
Engraver(s)
In circulation to
Reference(s) Hartill#17.226, FD#1201, Schjoth#741
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 crescent above (facing up) and one dot below.
Reverse script
Reverse lettering
EdgeSmooth.
MintBaoquan Mint (宝泉监), Ezhou,modern-day Wuchang District, Hubei, China (997-?; 1074-1102;
1170-1179)
Fengguo Mint (丰国监), Jianzhou,modern-day Jian`ou, Fujian, China (?-1175)
Guangji Mint (广积监), Shizhou,modern-day Yichang, Hubei, China (circa 1096)
Old Yidu Mint (益都旧监),Chengdu-fu, modern-day Chengdu, Sichuan, China (circa
970-1129)
Yongping Mint (永平监), Raozhou,modern-day Boyang, Jiangxi, China (circa 977-1157)
Yongtong Mint (永通监), Shaozhou,modern-day Shaoguan, Guangdong, China (1048-?; 1157-1185)
MintageND (1174-1179)  - Haartill#17.226-227: Minor varieties -
Catalog ID3982894390
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