2 Cash - Xining Zhongbao; Seal script; with dot
Features
| Issuer |
Empire of China
 |
|---|---|
| Emperor |
Northern Song dynasty › Shenzong (宋神宗) (1067-1085)
|
| Type | Standard circulation coins |
| Years | 1071-1077 |
| Value | 2 Cash |
| Currency | Cash (621-1912) |
| Composition | Bronze |
| Weight | 7.04 g |
| Diameter | 29 mm |
| Shape | Round with a square hole |
| Technique | Cast |
| Orientation | Medal alignment ↑↑ |
| Demonetized | Yes |
| Number | N# 30263 |
| References | Hartill# 16.197 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:
熙
寶 寧
重
Lettering (regular font):
熙
寶 寧
重
Translation:
Xi Ning Zhong Bao
Xining (1st era of Shenzong, 1068-1077) / Heavy currency
Reverse
One dot to the right.
Edge
Plain
Mints
| Baoquan Mint (宝泉监), Ezhou, modern-day Wuchang District, Hubei, China (997-?; 1074-1102; 1170-1179) | |
| Boji Mint (博济监), Yizhou, modern-day Pingliang, Gansu, China (1044-1072) | |
| Fengguo Mint (丰国监), Jianzhou, modern-day Jian'ou, Fujian, China (?-1175) | |
| Guanghui Mint, Nanping Army (广惠监), modern-day Jiangjin, Chongqing, China (1075-1149) | |
| Guangji Mint (广济监), Wanzhou, modern-day Wanzhou District, Chongqing, China (circa 1068-?; 1083-1124) | |
| Guangji Mint (广积监), Shizhou, modern-day Yichang, Hubei, China (circa 1096) | |
| Guangning Mint (广宁监), Jiangzhou, modern-day Jiujiang, Jiangxi, China (999-?; 1170-?) | |
| Hezhong Mint (河中府钱院), Hezhong-fu, modern-day Puzhou, Yongji, Shanxi, China (circa 1087) | |
| Huazhou Mint (华州钱监), modern-day Hua County, Shaanxi, China (1071) | |
| Jingzhao-fu Mint, Yongxing Army (京兆府监), modern-day Xi'an, Shaanxi, China (1071) | |
| Qichun Mint (蕲春监), Qizhou, modern-day Qichun, Hubei, China (1073-1214) | |
| Shenquan Mint (神泉监), Muzhou, modern-day Jiande, Zhejiang, China (1074-1161; 1196-?) | |
| Susong Mint (宿松监), Shuzhou, modern-day Susong, Anhui, China (1073-?; 1170-1175; 1178-1183) | |
| Taoshan Garrison Mint (滔山镇监), Minzhou, modern-day Min County, Gansu, China (1076-1078) | |
| Tong'an Mint (同安监), Shuzhou, modern-day Qianshan, Anhui, China (1073-1214) | |
| Weiyuan Garrison Mint, Tongyuan Army (威远镇监), modern-day Wushan County, Gansu, China (1068) | |
| Yongfeng Mint (永丰监), Chizhou, modern-day Guichi District, Anhui, China (996) | |
| Yongping Mint (永平监), Raozhou, modern-day Boyang, Jiangxi, China (circa 977-1157) | |
| Yuanfeng Mint (元丰监), Wuzhou, Guangxi, China (1074-1136) | |
| Zaicheng Mint (在城监), Jingzhou, modern-day Lingbao, Henan, China (1075) | |
| Zhuyang Mint (朱阳监), Jingzhou, modern-day Lingbao, Henan, China (1041) |
Comments
In 1071, these coins were issued at 10 Cash to meet military expenses, but they were later de-valued to 3 Cash, then to 2 Cash in 1073. It is difficult to distinguish which coins were issued as 10, 3, or 2 Cash coins.
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