2 Cash - Jiatai Yuanbao, Han, iron

€219,356.00
IssuerEmpire of China
Year1201
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#17.470
Obverse descriptionFour Chinese ideograms read clockwise (in Regular script).
Obverse scriptChinese (traditional, regular script)
Obverse lettering 嘉 寶 泰  元
(Translation: Jia Tai Yuan Bao Jiatai (2nd era of Ningzong, 1201-1204) / Original currency)
Reverse descriptionOne Chinese ideogram above and one below.
Reverse scriptChinese (traditional, regular script)
Reverse lettering漢 元
(Translation: Han / Yuan Hanyang (mint) / Year 1)
EdgeSmooth.
Mint
Hanyang Mint, Hanyang Army(汉阳监), modern-day Hanyang District, Hubei, China (circa
1191-1205)
Mintage1 (1201)  - Year 元 (Yuan) -
Catalog ID5328886690
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