2 Cash - Qiandao Yuanbao, Regular script, Tong, iron

€1.00
IssuerEmpire of China
Year1170-1173
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#17.128, Hartill#17.148
Obverse descriptionFour Chinese ideograms read clockwise (in Regular script).
Obverse scriptChinese (traditional, regular script)
Obverse lettering 乾 寶 道  元
(Translation: Qian Dao Yuan Bao Qiandao (2nd era of Xiaozong, 1165-1173) / Original currency)
Reverse descriptionOne Chinese ideogram at various locations.
Reverse scriptChinese (traditional, regular script)
Reverse lettering
(Translation: Tong Tong`an (mint))
EdgeSmooth.
Mint
Tong`an Mint (同安监), Shuzhou,modern-day Qianshan, Anhui, China (1073-1214)
MintageND (1170-1173)  - Hartill#17.128: Tong above; fishhook Qian -
ND (1170-1173)  - Hartill#17.148: Tong above; regular Qian -
ND (1170-1173)  - Hartill#17.150: Tong below -
ND (1170-1173)  - Hartill#17.151: Tong to the left -
Catalog ID8040415400
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