1 Cash - Chunxi Yuanbao; Regular script; with year
Features
| Issuer |
Empire of China
 |
|---|---|
| Emperor |
Southern Song dynasty › Xiaozong (宋孝宗) (1162-1189)
|
| Type | Standard circulation coins |
| Years | 7-16 (1180-1189) |
| Calendar | Chinese - Chunxi era |
| Value | 1 Cash |
| Currency | Cash (621-1912) |
| Composition | Bronze |
| Weight | 3.93 g |
| Diameter | 25 mm |
| Thickness | 1.3 mm |
| Shape | Round with a square hole |
| Technique | Cast |
| Orientation | Medal alignment ↑↑ |
| Demonetized | Yes |
| Number | N# 140678 |
| References | Hartill# 17.189 David Hartill; 2017. Cast Chinese Coins (2nd Edition). Self-published, London, United Kingdom. Ding Fubao, George Albert Fisher; 1990. Fisher's Ding. G. A. Fisher, Littleton, Colorado, United States. Fredrik Schjöth; 1976. Chinese Currency. Andrew Publishing Co., London, United Kingdom. |
Obverse
Four Chinese ideograms read clockwise (in Regular script).
Script: Chinese (traditional, regular script)
Lettering:
淳
寶 熙
元
Translation:
Chun Xi Yuan Bao
Chunxi (3rd era of Xiaozong, 1174-1189) / Original currency
Reverse
One Chinese ideogram above and sometimes one below.
Script: Chinese (traditional, regular script)
Lettering:
十
六
Translation:
Shi Liu
Year 16
Edge
Plain
Mints
| Guangji Mint (广积监), Shizhou, modern-day Yichang, Hubei, China (circa 1096) | |
| Old Yidu Mint (益都旧监), Chengdu-fu, modern-day Chengdu, Sichuan, China (circa 970-1129) | |
| Yongping Mint (永平监), Raozhou, modern-day Boyang, Jiangxi, China (circa 977-1157) | |
| Yongtong Mint (永通监), Shaozhou, modern-day Shaoguan, Guangdong, China (1048-?; 1157-1185) |
Comments
In 1180, numbers were added to the reverses to indicate the year of issue (which was said to reduce the amount of illegal casting). Presumably, coins without years were cast before the numbers were added.
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| Date | VG | F | VF | XF | AU | UNC | Frequency | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Undetermined | |||||||||||||||
| 7 (1180) | Hartill#17.189: Year 柒 (Qi) | 33% | |||||||||||||
| 8 (1181) | Hartill#17.190: Year 捌 (Ba) | 22% | |||||||||||||
| 9 (1182) | Hartill#17.191: Year 九 (Jiu) | 15% | |||||||||||||
| 10 (1183) | Hartill#17.192: Year 十 (Shi) | 26% | |||||||||||||
| 11 (1184) | Hartill#17.193: Year 十一 (Shi Yi) | 26% | |||||||||||||
| 12 (1185) | 
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$ 17 | Hartill#17.194: Year 十二 (Shi Er) | 33% | |||||||||||
| 13 (1186) | Hartill#17.195: Year 十三 (Shi San) | 33% | |||||||||||||
| 14 (1187) | Hartill#17.196: Year 十四 (Shi Si) | 30% | |||||||||||||
| 15 (1188) | Hartill#17.197: Year 十五 (Shi Wu) | 30% | |||||||||||||
| 16 (1189) | Hartill#17.198: Year 十六 (Shi Liu) | 22% | |||||||||||||
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Past sales
| Pictures | Sale | Date | Version | Grade | Sold price | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
  |
Río de la Plata RPN Subasta Online #15 Session 3 Lot 2011 
|
14 Sep 2023 | 12 (1185) – Hartill#17.194: Year 十二 (Shi Er) |
VF (VF+) |
USD 16.00
(+ buyer's premium) |
|
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