2 Cash - Jiading Yuanbao, Qiong, iron

€221,105.00
IssuerEmpire of China
Year1208-1224
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#17.619, FD#1419
Obverse descriptionFour Chinese ideograms read clockwise (in Regular script).
Obverse scriptChinese (traditional, regular script)
Obverse lettering 嘉 寶 定  元
(Translation: Jia Ding Yuan Bao Jiading (4th era of Ningzong, 1208-1224) / Original currency)
Reverse descriptionOne Chinese ideogram above and two below.
Reverse scriptChinese (traditional, regular script)
Reverse lettering邛 一西
(Translation: Qiong / Xi Yi Qiongzhou (city) / West 1)
EdgeSmooth.
Mint
Huimin Mint (惠民监), Qiongzhou,modern-day Qionglai, Sichuan, China
MintageND (1208-1224)  - 西一 (Xi Yi; West 1) -
Catalog ID8668395340
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