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500 Cash - Xianfeng Yuanbao, Boo-chiowan
| Issuer | Board of Revenue Mint (戶部局), Beijing |
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| Year | 1854 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Obverse script | Chinese (traditional, regular script) |
| Obverse lettering | 咸 寶 元 豐 (Translation: Xian Feng Yuan Bao Xianfeng (Emperor) / Original currency) |
| Reverse description | Central square hole flanked by two vertical Manchu script words (ᠪᠣᠣ ᠴᡳᠣᠸᠠᠨ, Boo-chiowan), each reading vertically and positioned to the right and left of the hole respectively. A single Chinese character 當 (Dang, meaning 'valued at') appears above the hole, while two Chinese characters 百五 (Wu Bai, meaning 'five hundred') appear below. The legends collectively denote the mint name and denomination in bilingual Manchu-Chinese format, standard for Qing dynasty large-denomination cash coinage. The field is plain with a raised outer rim. |
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