South Xinjiang 50 Cash - Xianfeng, 1854 – 1855

Zhongbao; Ili

Obverse Reverse

Information

Country South Xinjiang South Xinjiang
Currency Cash (1759 – 1909)
Coin type Standard circulation coin
Denomination 50 Cash - Xianfeng
Year 1854 – 1855
Ruler Qing dynastyXianfeng (咸豐帝) (1850–1861)
Composition Copper
Shape Round with a square hole
Alignment Medal alignment ↑↑
Technique Cast
Weight (g) 33.01
Diameter (mm) 46
Demonetized Yes

Description

50 Cash - Xianfeng from South Xinjiang. Issued from 1854 to 1855. Struck in Copper. Measures 46 mm and weighs 33.01 g.

Obverse
Four Chinese ideograms read top to bottom, right to left. (Xian Feng Zhong Bao
Xianfeng (Emperor) / Heavy currency)
Reverse
One Chinese ideogram above and below with two Manchu words (read vertically) separated by the hole. (Dang / Shi Wu / Boo-i
Worth 50 / Ili (mint))
Edge
Smooth.

Mintage & Variants

Date Mintage Comment Frequency
ND (1854-1855)  Hartill#22.1089: Large characters
ND (1854-1855)  Hartill#22.1090: Small characters

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