Four Chinese characters read clockwise (in Regular script).
Obverse script
Chinese (traditional, regular
script)
Obverse lettering
咸
寶 平
元 (Translation: Xian Ping Yuan Bao Xianping (1st era of Zhenzong, 998-1003) / Original currency)
Reverse description
Blank (uniface).
Reverse script
Reverse lettering
Edge
Smooth.
Mint
Huimin Mint (惠民监), Qiongzhou,modern-day Qionglai, Sichuan, China Meizhou Mint (眉州钱监), modern-day Meishan, Sichuan, China Old Yidu Mint (益都旧监),Chengdu-fu, modern-day Chengdu, Sichuan, China (circa 970-1129) Yazhou, modern-day Ya`an,Sichuan, China (970-1016; 1080-?; 1210-?)