2 Cash - Chunyou Yuanbao

€168,427.00
IssuerEmpire of China
Year1241-1252
TypeStandard circulation coin
Value2 Cash
CurrencyCash (621-1912)
CompositionBronze
Weight7.33 g
Dimensions30 mm
Thickness1.8 mm
Shape and TechniqueRound with a square hole
Cast
OrientationMedal alignment ↑↑
Engraver(s)
In circulation to
Reference(s) Hartill#17.790, FD#1531, Schjoth#1011
Obverse descriptionFour Chinese ideograms read clockwise (in Regular script).
Obverse scriptChinese (traditional, regular script)
Obverse lettering 淳 寶 祐  元
(Translation: Chun You Yuan Bao Chunyou (5th era of Lizong, 1241-1252) / Original currency)
Reverse descriptionOne Chinese ideogram above and sometimes one below.
Reverse scriptChinese (traditional, regular script)
Reverse lettering十 二
(Translation: Shi Er Year 12)
EdgeSmooth.
MintGuangji Mint (广积监), Shizhou,modern-day Yichang, Hubei, China (circa 1096)
Shenquan Mint (神泉监), Muzhou,modern-day Jiande, Zhejiang, China (1074-1161; 1196-?)
Yongping Mint (永平监), Raozhou,modern-day Boyang, Jiangxi, China (circa 977-1157)
Mintage1 (1241)  - Hartill#17.790: Year 元 (Yuan) -
2 (1242)  - Hartill#17.791: Year 二 (Er) -
3 (1243)  - Hartill#17.792: Year 三 (San) -
4 (1244)  - Hartill#17.793: Year 四 (Si) -
5 (1245)  - Hartill#17.794: Year 五 (Wu) -
6 (1246)  - Hartill#17.795: Year 六 (Liu) -
7 (1247)  - Hartill#17.796: Year 七 (Qi) -
8 (1248)  - Hartill#17.797: Year 八 (Ba) -
9 (1249)  - Hartill#17.798: Year 九 (Jiu) -
10 (1250)  - Hartill#17.799: Year 十 (Shi) -
11 (1251)  - Hartill#17.800: Year 十一 (Shi Yi) -
12 (1252)  - Hartill#17.801: Year 十二 (Shi Er) -
Catalog ID3298923120
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