2 Cash - Chunxi Yuanbao; Seal script; Chun; with crescent and dot; iron
Features
| Issuer |
Empire of China
 |
|---|---|
| Emperor |
Southern Song dynasty › Xiaozong (宋孝宗) (1162-1189)
|
| Type | Standard circulation coins |
| Years | 1178-1179 |
| Value | 2 Cash |
| Currency | Cash (621-1912) |
| Composition | Iron |
| Diameter | 29 mm |
| Shape | Round with a square hole |
| Technique | Cast |
| Orientation | Medal alignment ↑↑ |
| Demonetized | Yes |
| Number | N# 218351 |
| References | Hartill# 17.176 David Hartill; 2017. Cast Chinese Coins (2nd Edition). Self-published, London, United Kingdom. |
Obverse
Four Chinese ideograms read clockwise (in Seal script).
Script: Chinese (traditional, seal script)
Lettering:
淳
寶 熙
元
Lettering (regular font):
淳
寶 熙
元
Translation:
Chun Xi Yuan Bao
Chunxi (3rd era of Xiaozong, 1174-1189) / Original currency
Reverse
One Chinese ideogram above and one crescent (facing up) with one dot below.
Script: Chinese (traditional, regular script)
Lettering: 春
Translation:
Chun
Qichun (mint)
Edge
Plain
Mint
| 春 | Qichun Mint (蕲春监), Qizhou, modern-day Qichun, Hubei, China (1073-1214) |
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.
The Qichun Mint was closed between 1174 and 1178.
The Qichun Mint was closed between 1174 and 1178.
See also
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2 Cash - Chunxi (Yuanbao; Seal script; iron)
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2 Cash - Chunxi (Yuanbao; Seal script; with crescent and dot; iron)
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2 Cash - Chunxi (Yuanbao; Seal script; Feng; iron)
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2 Cash - Chunxi (Yuanbao; Seal script; Feng; with crescent; iron)
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2 Cash - Chunxi (Yuanbao; Seal script; Li; iron)
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2 Cash - Chunxi (Yuanbao; Seal script; Qiong; iron)
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2 Cash - Chunxi (Yuanbao; Regular script; iron)
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2 Cash - Chunxi (Yuanbao; Regular script; with crescent and dot)
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2 Cash - Chunxi (Yuanbao; Regular script; Feng; iron)
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2 Cash - Chunxi (Yuanbao; Regular script; Guang; iron)
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2 Cash - Chunxi (Yuanbao; Regular script; Li; iron)
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2 Cash - Chunxi (Yuanbao; Regular script; Qiong; iron)
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2 Cash - Chunxi (Yuanbao; Regular script; Quan; iron)
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2 Cash - Chunxi (Yuanbao; Regular script; Ye; iron)
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2 Cash - Chunxi (Yuanbao; Regular script; Yu; iron)
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2 Cash - Chunxi (Yuanbao; Seal script; Chun; iron)
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2 Cash - Chunxi (Yuanbao; Seal script; Chun; with crescent; iron)
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2 Cash - Chunxi (Yuanbao; Regular script; Chun; iron)
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2 Cash - Chunxi (Yuanbao; Regular script; Chun; with crescent and dot; iron)
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2 Cash - Chunxi (Yuanbao; Regular script; Song; iron)
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2 Cash - Chunxi (Yuanbao; Regular script; Shu Song; iron)
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2 Cash - Chunxi (Yuanbao; Regular script; Shu Song; with crescent; iron)
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2 Cash - Chunxi (Yuanbao; Regular script; Shu Tong; iron)
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2 Cash - Chunxi (Yuanbao; Regular script; Shu Tong; with crescent; iron)
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2 Cash - Chunxi (Yuanbao; Regular script; Tong; iron)
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2 Cash - Chunxi (Yuanbao; Seal script; Chun; with year; iron)
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2 Cash - Chunxi (Yuanbao; Regular script; Song; with year; iron)
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2 Cash - Chunxi (Yuanbao; Regular script; Tong; with year; iron)
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2 Cash - Chunxi (Yuanbao; Regular script; Chun; with year; iron)
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2 Cash - Chunxi (Yuanbao; Clerical script; Chun; with year; iron)
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2 Cash - Chunxi (Yuanbao; Regular script; with year; iron)
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