5 Cash - Jiading Zhibao, type 2, Zheng, iron

€220,076.00
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#17.665, FD#1443, Schjoth#954
Obverse descriptionFour Chinese ideograms read top to bottom, right to left (in Regular script).
Obverse scriptChinese (traditional, regular script)
Obverse lettering 嘉 寶 之  定
(Translation: Jia Ding Zhi Bao Jiading (4th era of Ningzong, 1208-1224) / The currency)
Reverse descriptionOne Chinese ideogram above and one below.
Reverse scriptChinese (traditional, regular script)
Reverse lettering正 五
(Translation: Zheng / Wu [Uncertain mint] / Value 5)
EdgeSmooth.
Mint
Old Yidu Mint (益都旧监),Chengdu-fu, modern-day Chengdu, Sichuan, China (circa
970-1129)
MintageND (1208-1224)  - -
Catalog ID7930605370
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