2 Cash - Zhihe Zhongbao, trial strike

€212,933.00
IssuerEmpire of China
Year1054-1055
TypePattern
Value2 Cash
CurrencyCash (621-1912)
CompositionBronze
Weight9.24 g
Dimensions28 mm
Thickness
Shape and TechniqueRound with a square hole
Cast
OrientationMedal alignment ↑↑
Engraver(s)
In circulation to
Reference(s) Hartill#16.142, FD#924
Obverse descriptionFour Chinese ideograms read clockwise (in Regular script).
Obverse scriptChinese (traditional, regular script)
Obverse lettering 至 寶 和  重
(Translation: Zhi He Zhong Bao Zhihe (8th era of Renzong, 1054-1056) / Heavy currency)
Reverse descriptionBlank (uniface).
Reverse script
Reverse lettering
EdgeSmooth.
MintFangzhou, modern-day Huangling
County, Shaanxi, China
Fengyuan Mint (丰远监), Jiazhou(Jiading-du), modern-day Leshan, Sichuan, China (?-1059; 1069-1129;
1153-?)
Hezhong Mint (河中府钱院),Hezhong-fu, modern-day Puzhou, Yongji, Shanxi, China (circa
1087)
Huimin Mint (惠民监), Qiongzhou,modern-day Qionglai, Sichuan, China
Jizhong Mint (济众监), Xingzhou,modern-day Lüeyang, Shaanxi, China (1006-1128)
Zhuyang Mint (朱阳监), Jingzhou,modern-day Lingbao, Henan, China (1041)
MintageND (1054-1055)  - -
Catalog ID5914883620
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