50 Cash Taiping Tianguo / Shengbao, vertical

€1.00
IssuerTaiping Heavenly Kingdom
Year1856-1862
TypeStandard circulation coin
Value50 Cash
CurrencyCash (1853-1864)
CompositionBrass
Weight40.35 g
Dimensions53 mm
Thickness
Shape and TechniqueRound with a square hole
Cast
OrientationMedal alignment ↑↑
Engraver(s)
In circulation to
Reference(s) Hartill#23.9, FD#2688
Obverse descriptionFour Characters read top to bottom, right to left.
Obverse scriptChinese (traditional, regular script)
Obverse lettering 太 國 天  平
(Translation: Tai Ping Tian Guo Taiping Heavenly Kingdom)
Reverse descriptionTwo Chinese characters read top to bottom.
Reverse scriptChinese (traditional, regular script)
Reverse lettering聖 寶
(Translation: Sheng Bao Sacred currency)
EdgeSmooth.
Mint
MintageND (1856-1860)  - Hartill#23.9: Song caligraphy -
ND (1860-1862)  - Hartill#23.13: Regular caligraphy -
Catalog ID8389072920
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