South Xinjiang 10 Cash - Xianfeng, 1855 – 1857

Zhongbao; Boo-di; Urumchi; small size

Obverse Reverse

Information

Country South Xinjiang South Xinjiang
Currency Cash (1759 – 1909)
Coin type Standard circulation coin
Denomination 10 Cash - Xianfeng
Year 1855 – 1857
Ruler Qing dynastyXianfeng (咸豐帝) (1850–1861)
Composition Copper
Shape Round with a square hole
Alignment Medal alignment ↑↑
Technique Cast
Weight (g) 5.86
Diameter (mm) 26
Thickness (mm) 1.6
Demonetized Yes

Description

10 Cash - Xianfeng from South Xinjiang. Issued from 1855 to 1857. Struck in Copper. Measures 26 mm and weighs 5.86 g.

Obverse
Four Chinese ideograms read top to bottom, right to left. (Xian Feng Zhong Bao
Xianfeng (Emperor) / Heavy currency)
Reverse
One Chinese ideograms above and one below with two Manchu words (read vertically) separated by the hole (Dang / Shi / Boo-di
Worth 10 / Urumchi (mint))
Edge
Smooth.

Mintage & Variants

Date Mintage Comment Frequency
ND (1855-1857) 

Mentioned in the community 0

No mentions yet.