2 Cash - Chunxi Yuanbao, Seal script, Chun, with crescent, iron

€218,352.00
IssuerEmpire of China
Year1178-1179
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#17.177
Obverse descriptionFour Chinese ideograms read clockwise (in Seal script).
Obverse scriptChinese (traditional, seal 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 and one crescent below (facing up).
Reverse scriptChinese (traditional, regular script)
Reverse lettering
(Translation: Chun Qichun (mint))
EdgeSmooth.
Mint
Qichun Mint (蕲春监), Qizhou,modern-day Qichun, Hubei, China (1073-1214)
MintageND (1178-1179)  - -
Catalog ID1505082780
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