Four Chinese ideograms read clockwise (in Regular script).
Obverse script
Chinese (traditional, regular
script)
Obverse lettering
大
寶 宋
元 (Translation: Da Song Yuan Bao Great Song / Original currency)
Reverse description
One Chinese ideogram below.
Reverse script
Chinese (traditional, regular
script)
Reverse lettering
三 (Translation: San Year 3)
Edge
Smooth.
Mint
Guangji 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)
Mintage
1 (1225) - Hartill#17.687: Year 元 (Yuan) - 2 (1226) - Hartill#17.688: Year 二 (Er) - 3 (1227) - Hartill#17.689: Year 三 (San) -