5 Cash Taiping Tianguo / Shengbao, vertical

Issuer Taiping Heavenly Kingdom
Year 1856-1862
Type Standard circulation coin
Value 5 Cash
Currency Cash (1853-1864)
Composition Brass
Weight 7.71 g
Diameter 28 mm
Thickness
Shape Round with a square hole
Technique Cast
Orientation Medal alignment ↑↑
Engraver(s)
In circulation to
Reference(s) Hartill#23.7, FD#2672
Obverse description
Four Characters read top to bottom, right to left.
Obverse script
Chinese (traditional, regular script)
Obverse lettering
 太 國 天  平
(Translation: Tai Ping Tian Guo Taiping Heavenly Kingdom)
Reverse description
Two Chinese characters read top to bottom.
Reverse script
Chinese (traditional, regular script)
Reverse lettering
聖 寶
(Translation: Sheng Bao Sacred currency)
Edge
Smooth.
Mint
Mintage
ND (1856-1860) - Hartill#23.7: Song caligraphy -
ND (1860-1862) - Hartill#23.11: Regular caligraphy -
Numisquare ID
6966936900
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