Four Chinese ideograms read clockwise (in Seal script).
Obverse script
Chinese (traditional, seal script)
Obverse lettering
紹
寶 熙
元 (Translation: Shao Xi Yuan Bao Shaoxi (era of Guangzong, 1190-1194) / Original currency)
Reverse description
One crescent (facing up) with two dots above.
Reverse script
Reverse lettering
Edge
Smooth.
Mint
Fengyuan Mint (丰远监), Jiazhou(Jiading-du), modern-day Leshan, Sichuan, China (?-1059; 1069-1129; 1153-?) Huimin Mint (惠民监), Qiongzhou,modern-day Qionglai, Sichuan, China Old Yidu Mint (益都旧监),Chengdu-fu, modern-day Chengdu, Sichuan, China (circa 970-1129) Shaoxing Mint (绍兴监), Lizhou,modern-day Guangyuan, Sichuan, China (1005-1128; 1145-?) Yazhou, modern-day Ya`an,Sichuan, China (970-1016; 1080-?; 1210-?)
Mintage
ND
(1190-1194) - Hartill#17.359: Large size (around 32 mm) - ND
(1190-1194) - Hartill#17.360: Small size (around 29 mm) -