2 Cash - Shaoxi Yuanbao, Regular script, Chun, with year, iron

€218,539.00
IssuerEmpire of China
Year1190-1194
TypeStandard circulation coins
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#17.340, FD#1231, Schjoth#775
Obverse descriptionFour Chinese ideograms read clockwise (in Regular script)).
Obverse scriptChinese (traditional, regular script)
Obverse lettering 紹 寶 熙  元
(Translation: Shao Xi Yuan Bao Shaoxi (era of Guangzong, 1190-1194) / Original currency)
Reverse descriptionOne Chinese ideogram above and one below.
Reverse scriptChinese (traditional, regular script)
Reverse lettering春 四
(Translation: Chun / Si Qichun (mint) / Year 4)
EdgeSmooth.
Mint
Qichun Mint (蕲春监), Qizhou,modern-day Qichun, Hubei, China (1073-1214)
Mintage1 (1190)  - Hartill#17.340-341: Year 元 (Yuan; minor varieties) -
2 (1191)  - Hartill#17.342: Year 二 (Er) -
3 (1192)  - Hartill#17.343: Year 三 (San) -
4 (1193)  - Hartill#17.344: Year 四 (Si) -
5 (1194)  - Hartill#17.345: Year 五 (Wu) -
Catalog ID6505404030
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