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50 Cash - Xianfeng Zhongbao, Ili
| Issuer | Board of Revenue Mint, Ili |
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| Year | 1854-1855 |
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| Value | 50 Cash |
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| Reverse description | The reverse features a bilingual inscription in Chinese and Manchu script arranged around the central square hole. The Chinese numeral 十五 (Shi Wu, meaning fifteen, indicating 50 cash denomination) and the character 當 (Dang, meaning 'worth') appear above and below the hole respectively, while two vertical columns of Manchu script reading 寶伊 (Boo-i, indicating the Ili mint) flank either side of the aperture. The bold cast characters are typical of Qing provincial mint production. |
| Reverse script | Chinese (traditional, regular script), Manchu |
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| Mintage | ND (1854-1855) - Hartill#22.1089: Large characters - ND (1854-1855) - Hartill#22.1090: Small characters - |
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