50 Cash - Qingyuan Tongbao

Issuer China, People`s Republic of
Year
Type Fantasy coin
Value
Currency
Composition Bronze
Weight 127.8 g
Diameter 74 mm
Thickness 6 mm
Shape Round with a square hole
Technique Cast
Orientation Medal alignment ↑↑
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Obverse description Four Chinese ideograms read top bottom - right left (in Regular script).
Obverse script Chinese (traditional, regular script)
Obverse lettering  慶 寶 通  元
(Translation: Qing Yuan Tong Bao Qing yuan (1st era of Ningzong, 1195-1200) / Universal currency)
Reverse description Chinese ideogram.
Reverse script Chinese (traditional, regular script)
Reverse lettering ‌ 勅 改‌ 庆 铸‌ 元 此‌ 元 号‌ 年 钱‌ 皇 ‌ 五 ‌ 十 ‌ 料
(Translation: Top character: 勅: Chì: Edict, imperial order. Left column: 改铸此号钱: Gǎi zhù cǐ hào qián: difficult to translate the sentence as is, but basically it indicates that this currency was made to have money value. Right column: 庆元元年皇: Qìng yuán yuán nián huáng: coin from the first year of Qing yuan (we can deduce that it is a coin from 1194) Bottom column: 五十料: Wǔshí liào: 50 `material` (roughly means that this coin is worth 50 of the monetary unit of the time))
Edge Plain
Mint
Mintage ND - -
Numisquare ID 9061285290
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