Empire of China 500 Cash - Xianfeng, 1854

Yuanbao; Boo-chiowan

Obverse Reverse

Information

Country Empire of China Empire of China
Currency Cash (621 – 1912)
Coin type Standard circulation coin
Denomination 500 Cash - Xianfeng
Year 1854
Ruler Qing dynastyXianfeng (咸豐帝) (1850–1861)
Composition Brass
Shape Round with a square hole
Alignment Medal alignment ↑↑
Technique Cast
Weight (g) 59.67
Diameter (mm) 58
Demonetized Yes

Description

500 Cash - Xianfeng from Empire of China. Issued in 1854. Struck in Brass. Measures 58 mm and weighs 59.67 g.

Obverse
Four Chinese ideograms read top to bottom, right to left. (Xian Feng Yuan Bao
Xianfeng (Emperor) / Original currency)
Reverse
Two Manchu words (read vertically) separated by the hole, all with one Chinese ideogram above and two below. (Dang Wu Bai / Boo-chiowan
Value 5 hundred / Boo-chiowan)
Edge
Smooth.

Mintage & Variants

Date Mintage Comment Frequency
ND (1854)  — Hartill#22.712: Flat top Boo (West branch)
ND (1854)  — Hartill#22.713: Protruding top Boo (North branch)

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