1 Cash - Anonymous Kaiyuan Tongbao; Hong
Features
| Issuer |
Empire of China
 |
|---|---|
| Type | Standard circulation coins |
| Years | 841-907 |
| Value | 1 Cash |
| Currency | Cash (621-1912) |
| Composition | Bronze |
| Weight | 3.29 g |
| Diameter | 25 mm |
| Thickness | 1.2 mm |
| Shape | Round with a square hole |
| Technique | Cast |
| Orientation | Medal alignment ↑↑ |
| Demonetized | Yes |
| Number | N# 211781 |
| References | Hartill# 14.61 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 top to bottom, right to left.
Script: Chinese (traditional, clerical script)
Lettering:
開
寶 通
元
Translation:
Kai Yuan Tong Bao
Inaugural currency
Designer: Ouyang Xun (欧阳询)
Reverse
One Chinese ideogram at various locations.
Script: Chinese (traditional, regular script)
Lettering: 洪
Translation: Hong
Edge
Plain
Mint
| 洪 | Hongzhou, modern-day Nanchang, Jiangxi, China |
Comments
In late 841, it was decided to replace the 'Chang' of Huichang coins with actual mintmarks. These mintmarks are often difficult to read due to being hand-stamped into the moulds, resulting in a higher relief more prone to wear.
Some, like Calgary Coins, assume the mintmark-less Kaiyuan pieces were not minted after 841, and that the mintmarked pieces were continued until the end of the Tang dynasty.
Some, like Calgary Coins, assume the mintmark-less Kaiyuan pieces were not minted after 841, and that the mintmarked pieces were continued until the end of the Tang dynasty.
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| Date | VG | F | VF | XF | AU | UNC | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Undetermined | |||||||||||||||
| ND (841-907) | Hartill#14.61: Hong above | ||||||||||||||
| ND (841-907) | Hartill#14.62: Hong to the right and sideways | ||||||||||||||
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