5 Cash - Hongwu Tongbao, with Wu

€222,099.00
IssuerEmpire of China
Year1368-1393
TypeStandard circulation coin
Value5 Cash
CurrencyCash (621-1912)
CompositionBronze
Weight
Dimensions40 mm
Thickness
Shape and TechniqueRound with a square hole
Cast
OrientationMedal alignment ↑↑
Engraver(s)
In circulation to
Reference(s) Hartill#20.098, FD#1933
Obverse descriptionFour Chinese ideograms read top to bottom, right to left.
Obverse scriptChinese (traditional, regular script)
Obverse lettering 洪 寶 通  武
(Translation: Hong Wu Tong Bao Hongwu (Emperor) / Universal currency)
Reverse descriptionValue above.
Reverse scriptChinese (traditional, regular script)
Reverse lettering
(Translation: Wu 5 Cash)
EdgeSmooth.
MintBeiping Mint, Beijing, China(circa 1361-1393)
Fujian Provincial Mint,China
Guangdong Provincial Mint,China
Guilin Mint, Guangxi, China(circa 1361-1908)
Henan Provincial Mint,China
Hubei Provincial Mint,China
Jiangning (Nanjing) Mint,modern-day Nanjing, Jiangsu, China (circa 1361-1670)
Jinan Mint, Shandong, China(circa 1361-1855)
Ministry of Public Works Mint(工部局), Beijing, China (1361-1726)
Ministry of Public Works Mint(工部局), Nanjing, China (1361-1726)
Zhejiang Provincial Mint,China
MintageND (1368-1393)  - -
Catalog ID3063964740
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