2 Cash - Shaoxi Yuanbao; Regular script; Guang; with year; iron
Features
| Issuer |
Empire of China
 |
|---|---|
| Emperor |
Southern Song dynasty › Guangzong (宋光宗) (1189-1194)
|
| Type | Standard circulation coins |
| Year | 2 (1191) |
| Calendar | Chinese - Shaoxi era |
| 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# 218722 |
| References | Hartill# 17.347 David Hartill; 2017. Cast Chinese Coins (2nd Edition). Self-published, London, United Kingdom. |
Obverse
Four Chinese ideograms read clockwise (in Regular script).
Script: Chinese (traditional, regular script)
Lettering:
紹
寶 熙
元
Translation:
Shao Xi Yuan Bao
Shaoxi (era of Guangzong, 1190-1194) / Original currency
Reverse
One Chinese ideogram to the right and one to the left.
Script: Chinese (traditional, regular script)
Lettering: 二 光
Translation:
Guang / Er
Guangzhou (city) / Year 2
Edge
Plain
Mint
| 光 | Dingcheng Mint (定城监), Guangzhou, modern-day Huangchuan, Henan, China (circa 1184-1192) |
Comments
The mintmarks Ding and Guang are presumably from the same mint (Dingcheng mint in Guangzhou). The two different mintmarks may indicate confusion over which one to use.
See also
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2 Cash - Shaoxi (Yuanbao; Regular script; Chun; with year; iron)
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2 Cash - Shaoxi (Yuanbao; Regular script; Tong; iron)
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2 Cash - Shaoxi (Yuanbao; Regular script; Tong; with year; iron)
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2 Cash - Shaoxi (Yuanbao; Regular script; Ding; with year; iron)
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2 Cash - Shaoxi (Yuanbao; Regular script; Han; with year; iron)
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| Date | VG | F | VF | XF | AU | UNC | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Undetermined | |||||||||||||||
| 2 (1191) | Year 二 (Er) | ||||||||||||||
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