3 Cash - Jiatai Yuanbao, Li, with year, iron

€219,388.00
IssuerEmpire of China
Year1201
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#17.476
Obverse descriptionFour Chinese ideograms read clockwise (in Regular script).
Obverse scriptChinese (traditional, regular script)
Obverse lettering 嘉 寶 泰  元
(Translation: Jia Tai Yuan Bao Jiatai (2nd era of Ningzong, 1201-1204) / Original currency)
Reverse descriptionTwo Chinese ideograms above and two below.
Reverse scriptChinese (traditional, regular script)
Reverse lettering元利 八五
(Translation: Li / Yuan / Wu Ba Lizhou (city) / Year 1 / Series 58)
EdgeSmooth.
Mint
Shaoxing Mint (绍兴监), Lizhou,modern-day Guangyuan, Sichuan, China (1005-1128; 1145-?)
Mintage1 (1201)  - Hartill#17.476: Year 元 (Yuan); Series 56 (五六; Wu Liu) -
1 (1201)  - Hartill#17.477: Year 元 (Yuan); Series 57 (五七; Wu Qi) -
1 (1201)  - Hartill#17.478: Year 元 (Yuan); Series 58 (五八; Wu Ba) -
1 (1201)  - Hartill#17.479-480: Year 元 (Yuan); Series 59 (五九; Wu Jiu; minor varieties) -
Catalog ID2454481530
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