Four Chinese ideograms read clockwise (in Regular script).
Obverse script
Chinese (traditional, regular
script)
Obverse lettering
慶
寶 元
通 (Translation: Qing Yuan Tong Bao Qingyuan (1st era of Ningzong, 1195-1200) / Universal currency)
Reverse description
One Chinese ideogram below.
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 (1195) - Hartill#17.414: Year 元 (Yuan) - 2 (1196) - Hartill#17.415: Year 二 (Er) - 3 (1197) - Hartill#17.416: Year 三 (San) - 4 (1198) - Hartill#17.417: Year 四 (Qi) - 5 (1199) - Hartill#17.418: Year 五 (Wu) - 6 (1200) - Hartill#17.419: Year 六 (Liu) -