3 Cash - Chunyou Tongbao, trial strike

€221,168.00
IssuerEmpire of China
Year1241-1252
TypePattern
Value3 Cash
CurrencyCash (621-1912)
CompositionBronze
Weight
Dimensions33 mm
Thickness
Shape and TechniqueRound with a square hole
Cast
OrientationMedal alignment ↑↑
Engraver(s)
In circulation to
Reference(s) Hartill#17.804, FD#1545
Obverse descriptionFour Chinese ideograms read top to bottom, right to left (in Regular script).
Obverse scriptChinese (traditional, regular script)
Obverse lettering 淳 寶 通  祐
(Translation: Chun You Tong Bao Chunyou (5th era of Lizong, 1241-1252) / Universal currency)
Reverse descriptionBlank (uniface).
Reverse script
Reverse lettering
EdgeSmooth.
MintGuangji Mint (广积监), Shizhou,modern-day Yichang, Hubei, China (circa 1096)
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)
MintageND (1241-1252)  - -
Catalog ID7868855890
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