3 Cash - Baoqing Yuanbao, Ding, iron

€220,090.00
IssuerEmpire of China
Year1225
TypeStandard circulation coin
Value3 Cash
CurrencyCash (621-1912)
CompositionIron
Weight
Dimensions33 mm
Thickness
Shape and TechniqueRound with a square hole
Cast
OrientationMedal alignment ↑↑
Engraver(s)
In circulation to
Reference(s) Hartill#17.673, FD#1452
Obverse descriptionFour Chinese ideograms read clockwise (in Regular script).
Obverse scriptChinese (traditional, regular script)
Obverse lettering 寳 寶 慶  元
(Translation: Bao Qing Yuan Bao Baoqing (1st era of Ningzong, 1225-1227) / Original currency)
Reverse descriptionOne Chinese ideogram above and one below.
Reverse scriptChinese (traditional, regular script)
Reverse lettering定 三
(Translation: Ding / San Jiading-fu (city) / Value 3)
EdgeSmooth.
Mint
Fengyuan Mint (丰远监), Jiazhou(Jiading-du), modern-day Leshan, Sichuan, China (?-1059; 1069-1129;
1153-?)
MintageND (1225)  - -
Catalog ID1452788630
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