Empire of China 5 Cash - Xianfeng, 1855

Zhongbao; Boo-su; iron

Obverse Reverse

Information

Country Empire of China Empire of China
Currency Cash (621 – 1912)
Coin type Standard circulation coin
Denomination 5 Cash - Xianfeng
Year 1855
Ruler Qing dynastyXianfeng (咸豐帝) (1850–1861)
Composition Iron
Shape Round with a square hole
Alignment Medal alignment ↑↑
Technique Cast
Diameter (mm) 28
Demonetized Yes

Description

5 Cash - Xianfeng from Empire of China. Issued in 1855. Struck in Iron. Measures 28 mm and weighs 0 g.

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

Mintage & Variants

Date Mintage Comment Frequency
ND (1855)  — Hartill#22.885: Seven-stroke Bei
ND (1855)  — Hartill#22.886: Six-stroke Bei

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