50 Tael - Zhiyuan Yuanbao, 13 stamps

€243,387.00
IssuerEmpire of China
Year1277
TypeStandard circulation coin
Value50 Tael
CurrencyTael (1271-1368)
CompositionSilver (.999)
Weight1894 g
Dimensions
Thickness
Shape and TechniqueOther (Sycee)
Cast
OrientationMedal alignment ↑↑
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Obverse descriptionThirteen stamps of lines of Chinese ideograms.
Obverse scriptChinese (traditional, regular script)
Obverse lettering扬州 行中书省 庚字号 口口销铸官刘痎 销银官王瑛 银匠侯君用 至元十四年 银匠杜元亮口 库官孟痎 拾成色 重伍拾两 口银掌事袁业 口银库三宝合口
(Translation: 1. Yangzhou (mint) 2. Salt market (tax) 3/4. Sales and Casting official Liu Yi 5. Sales official Wang Ying 6. Silversmith Hou Junyong 7. Year 14 of Zhiyuan (2nd era of Kublai Khan, 1264-1294) 8. Silversmith Du Yuanliang 9. Treasury official Meng Gui 10. Purity level 10 11. Weight of 50 Taels 12. Silver chief Yuan Ye 13. Silver treasury 3)
Reverse descriptionTwo Chinese ideograms.
Reverse scriptChinese (traditional, regular script)
Reverse lettering元 宝
(Translation: Yuan Bao Yuan [dynasty] treasure)
EdgeSmooth.
Mint扬州
Yangzhou, Jiangsu, China
Mintage14 (1277)  - 年四十 -
Catalog ID3315099620
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