South Xinjiang 100 Cash - Xianfeng, 1854 – 1859

Yuanbao; Aksu

Obverse Reverse

Information

Country South Xinjiang South Xinjiang
Currency Cash (1759 – 1909)
Coin type Standard circulation coin
Denomination 100 Cash - Xianfeng
Year 1854 – 1859
Ruler Qing dynastyXianfeng (咸豐帝) (1850–1861)
Composition Copper
Shape Round with a square hole
Alignment Medal alignment ↑↑
Technique Cast
Weight (g) 43
Diameter (mm) 20.23
Demonetized Yes

Description

100 Cash - Xianfeng from South Xinjiang. Issued from 1854 to 1859. Struck in Copper. Measures 20.23 mm and weighs 43 g.

Obverse
Four Chinese ideograms read top to bottom, right to left. (Xian Feng Yuan Bao
Xianfeng (Emperor) / Original currency)
Reverse
Two Chinese ideograms above and one below, one Uyghur word to the right, and one Manchu word to the left. (Dang / Bai / Aqsu / Aqsu
Worth 100 / Aksu (mint) / Aksu (mint))
Edge
Smooth.

Mintage & Variants

Date Mintage Comment Frequency
ND (1854-1859)  Hartill#22.1078-1079: Bao with straight feet (minor varieties)
ND (1854-1859)  Hartill#22.1080: Bao with curved feet
ND (1854-1859)  Hartill#22.1081: Protruding Bao; Uyghur Aqsu curved right
ND (1854-1859)  Hartill#22.1082: Protruding Bao; Uyghur Aqsu angular

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