| Issuer | Empire of China |
| Year | 1174-1179 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
| Value | 2 Cash |
| Currency | Cash (621-1912) |
| Composition | Bronze |
| Weight | 6.89 g |
| Dimensions | 29 mm |
| Thickness | |
| Shape and Technique | Round with a square hole Cast |
| Orientation | Medal alignment ↑↑ |
| Engraver(s) | |
| In circulation to | |
| Reference(s) | Hartill#17.168, Schjoth#727 |
| Obverse description | Four Chinese ideograms read clockwise (in Seal script). |
| Obverse script | Chinese (traditional, seal script) |
| Obverse lettering | 淳
寶 熙
元 (Translation: Chun Xi Yuan Bao Chunxi (3rd era of Xiaozong, 1174-1189) / Original currency) |
| Reverse description | One crescent above (facing up) and one dot below. |
| Reverse script | |
| Reverse lettering | |
| Edge | Smooth. |
| Mint | Baoquan 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) |
| Mintage | ND
(1174-1179) - Hartill#17.168-169: Minor varieties - |
| Catalog ID | 6497371320 |
| Comments |
