| Issuer | Empire of China |
| Year | 1854 |
| Type | Standard circulation coins |
| Value | 500 Cash |
| Currency | Cash (621-1912) |
| Composition | Brass |
| Weight | 59.54 g |
| Dimensions | 56 mm |
| Thickness | |
| Shape and Technique | Round with a square hole Cast |
| Orientation | Medal alignment ↑↑ |
| Engraver(s) | |
| In circulation to | |
| Reference(s) | Hartill#22.764, FD#2446 |
| Obverse description | Four Chinese ideograms read top to bottom, right to left. |
| Obverse script | Chinese (traditional, regular script) |
| Obverse lettering | 咸
寶 元
豐 (Translation: Xian Feng Yuan Bao Xianfeng (Emperor) / Original 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 ᠶᡠᠸᠠᠨ
百五 (Translation: Dang Wu Bai / Boo-yuwan Value 5 hundred / Boo-yuwan) |
| Edge | Smooth. |
| Mint | Ministry of Public Works Mint, New Branch (工部局), Beijing, China (1726-1898) Ministry of Public Works Mint, Old Branch (工部局), Beijing, China (1726-1898) |
| Mintage | ND (1854) - Hartill#22.764: Six-stroke Bei (New branch) - ND (1854) - Hartill#22.765: Seven-stroke Bei (Old branch) - |
| Catalog ID | 6515522340 |
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