Four Chinese ideograms read top to bottom, right to left.
Obverse script
Chinese (traditional, regular
script)
Obverse lettering
咸
寶 重
豐 (Translation: Xian Feng Zhong Bao Xianfeng (Emperor) / Heavy currency)
Reverse description
Two Manchu words (read vertically) separated by the hole, all with one Chinese ideogram above and two below.
Reverse script
Chinese (traditional, regular script),
Mongolian / Manchu
Reverse lettering
當
ᠪᠣᠣ ᠰᡠ
十五 (Translation: Dang Wu Shi / Boo-su Value 50 / Boo-su)
Edge
Smooth.
Mint
Emergency Preparations Mint (Suzhou Mint), Jiangsu, China (1851-1860) Relief Preparations Mint (Suzhou Mint), Jiangsu, China (1851-1860) Suzhou Mint, Dunxin Branch,modern-day Dunxincun, Jiangsu, China (1851-1860) Suzhou Mint, Zhun`an Branch,modern-day District de Qingjiangpu, Jiangsu, China (1851-1860) Suzhou Mint, Jiangsu, China(1668-1907)