5 Cash - Jiading Zhenbao, type 2, Xin, iron

€1.00
IssuerEmpire of China
Year1208-1224
TypeCommemorative circulation coin
Value5 Cash
CurrencyCash (621-1912)
CompositionIron
Weight
Dimensions35 mm
Thickness
Shape and TechniqueRound with a square hole
Cast
OrientationMedal alignment ↑↑
Engraver(s)
In circulation to
Reference(s) Hartill#17.657, FD#1437
Obverse descriptionFour Chinese ideograms read top to bottom, right to left (in Regular script).
Obverse scriptChinese (traditional, regular script)
Obverse lettering 嘉 寶 珍  定
(Translation: Jia Ding Zhen Bao Jiading (4th era of Ningzong, 1208-1224) / Precious currency)
Reverse descriptionOne Chinese ideogram above and one below.
Reverse scriptChinese (traditional, regular script)
Reverse lettering信 伍
(Translation: Xin / Wu [Uncertain mint] / Value 5)
EdgeSmooth.
Mint使
Yazhou, modern-day Ya`an,Sichuan, China (970-1016; 1080-?; 1210-?)
MintageND (1208-1224)  - -
Catalog ID2127893800
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