Fractional cash - Zhiyuan Tongbao, `Phags-pa script, temple coin

€221,357.00
IssuerEmpire of China
Year1285-1294
TypeToken
ValueFractional cash (1/2)
CurrencyCash (621-1912)
CompositionBronze
Weight1.61 g
Dimensions17 mm
Thickness
Shape and TechniqueRound with a square hole
Cast
OrientationMedal alignment ↑↑
Engraver(s)
In circulation to
Reference(s) Hartill#19.12, FD#1706
Obverse descriptionFour Mongol words read top to bottom, left to right (vertically).
Obverse script`Phags-pa
Obverse letteringꡆꡦ ꡝꡦꡦꡋ ꡉꡟꡃ ꡎꡓ
(Translation: Je Uen Tung Baw = Zhi Yuan Tong Bao Zhiyuan (2nd era of Kublai Khan, 1264-1294) / Universal currency)
Reverse descriptionBlank (uniface).
Reverse script
Reverse lettering
EdgeSmooth.
Mint
MintageND (1285-1294)  - Small size (20 mm) -
ND (1285-1294)  - Very small size (14 mm) -
Catalog ID2104636140
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