South Xinjiang 50 Cash - Xianfeng, 1853 – 1856

Tongbao; Kucha

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Information

Country South Xinjiang South Xinjiang
Currency Cash (1759 – 1909)
Coin type Standard circulation coin
Denomination 50 Cash - Xianfeng
Year 1853 – 1856
Ruler Qing dynastyXianfeng (咸豐帝) (1850–1861)
Composition Copper
Shape Round with a square hole
Alignment Medal alignment ↑↑
Technique Cast
Weight (g) 12.12
Diameter (mm) 38
Demonetized Yes

Description

50 Cash - Xianfeng from South Xinjiang. Issued from 1853 to 1856. Struck in Copper. Measures 38 mm and weighs 12.12 g.

Obverse
Four Chinese ideograms read top to bottom, right to left. (Xian Feng Zhong Bao
Xianfeng (Emperor) / Heavy currency)
Reverse
Two Chinese ideograms above and two below, one Uyghur word to the right, and one Manchu word to the left. (Dang / Shi Wu / Kucha / Kuca
Worth 50 / Kucha (mint) / Kucha (mint))
Edge
Smooth.

Mintage & Variants

Date Mintage Comment Frequency
ND (1853-1856) 

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