Four Chinese ideograms read clockwise (in Regular script).
Obverse script
Chinese (traditional, regular
script)
Obverse lettering
開
寶 禧
通 (Translation: Kai Xi Tong Bao Kaixi (3rd era of Ningzong, 1205-1207) / Universal currency)
Reverse description
One Chinese ideogram above.
Reverse script
Chinese (traditional, regular
script)
Reverse lettering
元 (Translation: Yuan Year 1)
Edge
Smooth.
Mint
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) 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 (1205) - Hartill#17.517: Year 元 (Yuan) - 2 (1206) - Hartill#17.518: Year 二 (Er) - 3 (1207) - Hartill#17.519: Year 三 (San) -