5 Cash - Jiading Yuanbao, Li, with batch, iron

€221,091.00
IssuerEmpire of China
Year1208-1224
TypeStandard circulation coin
Value5 Cash
CurrencyCash (621-1912)
CompositionIron
Weight10.18 g
Dimensions34 mm
Thickness2.6 mm
Shape and TechniqueRound with a square hole
Cast
OrientationMedal alignment ↑↑
Engraver(s)
In circulation to
Reference(s) Hartill#17.625, FD#1422, Schjoth#944
Obverse descriptionFour Chinese ideograms read clockwise (in Regular script).
Obverse scriptChinese (traditional, regular script)
Obverse lettering 嘉 寶 定  元
(Translation: Jia Ding Yuan Bao Jiading (4th era of Ningzong, 1208-1224) / Original currency)
Reverse descriptionTwo Chinese ideograms above and one below.
Reverse scriptChinese (traditional, regular script)
Reverse lettering三利 五
(Translation: Li / San / Wu Lizhou (city) / Batch 3 / Value 5)
EdgeSmooth.
Mint
Shaoxing Mint (绍兴监), Lizhou,modern-day Guangyuan, Sichuan, China (1005-1128; 1145-?)
MintageND (1208-1224)  - Hartill#17.625: Batch 壹 (Yi; 1) -
ND (1208-1224)  - Hartill#17.626: Batch 貳 (Er; 2) -
ND (1208-1224)  - Hartill#17.627: Batch 三 (San; 3) -
Catalog ID9105433790
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