Empire of China 10 Cash - Xianfeng, 1854

Zhongbao; Boo-san; Shaan Shi

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Information

Country Empire of China Empire of China
Currency Cash (621 – 1912)
Coin type Standard circulation coin
Denomination 10 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
Diameter (mm) 37
Demonetized Yes

Description

10 Cash - Xianfeng from Empire of China. Issued in 1854. Struck in Brass. Measures 37 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. (Shaan Shi / Boo-san
Shaanxi 10 Cash / Boo-san)
Edge
Smooth.

Mintage & Variants

Date Mintage Comment Frequency
ND (1854)  — Hartill#22.955: Er Bao
ND (1854)  — Hartill#22.956: Fou Bao

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