1 Cash - Yuanyou Tongbao; Regular script; iron, China

1 Cash - Yuanyou Tongbao; Regular script; iron, China, 1086-1093 obverse image1 Cash - Yuanyou Tongbao; Regular script; iron, China, 1086-1093 reverse image
1 Cash - Yuanyou Tongbao; Regular script; iron coin main info

Main information

  • Country:
    China flagChina
  • Years of Minting:
    1086-1093
  • Period:
    n/a
  • Coin Type:
    Standard circulation coin
  • Edge:
    Smooth.
  • Shape:
    Round with a square hole
  • Technique:
    Cast
  • Mint:
    Fengyuan Mint (丰远监), Jiazhou (Jiading-du), modern-day Leshan, Sichuan, China (?-1059; 1069-1129; 1153-?), Guangji Mint (广济监), Tongzhou, modern-day Dali County, Shaanxi, China (circa 1081), Hancheng Mint / Foundry of the Longmen Mint (韩城监 / 又称龙门监), Tongzhou, modern-day Hejin, Shanxi, China (1083-?; 1087-?), Hezhong Mint (河中府钱院), Hezhong-fu, modern-day Puzhou, Yongji, Shanxi, China (circa 1087), Huimin Mint (惠民监), Qiongzhou, modern-day Qionglai, Sichuan, China, Jizhong Mint (济众监), Xingzhou, modern-day Lüeyang, Shaanxi, China (1006-1128), Shaoxing Mint (绍兴监), Lizhou, modern-day Guangyuan, Sichuan, China (1005-1128; 1145-?), Yazhou, modern-day Ya'an, Sichuan, China (970-1016; 1080-?; 1210-?)
1 Cash - Yuanyou Tongbao; Regular script; iron Reference Price

Reference Price

n/a

The actual value of the coin may differ depending on its condition, luster, rarity, and other factors. This is a rough estimation.

1 Cash - Yuanyou Tongbao; Regular script; iron Coin Design

Coin Design

Reverse

Description:

Blank (uniface).

Engraver:

n/a

Designer:

n/a

Obverse

Description:

Four Chinese ideograms read clockwise (in Regular script).

Engraver:

n/a

Designer:

Sima Guang

Edge

Description:

Smooth.

1 Cash - Yuanyou Tongbao; Regular script; iron Lettering

Lettering

Obverse:

元 寶 祐 通

Reverse:

1 Cash - Yuanyou Tongbao; Regular script; iron Physical Feature

Physical Feature

Composition

Iron

Size

1 Cash - Yuanyou Tongbao; Regular script; iron sizes
  • Weight:n/a
  • Diameter:25 mm
  • Thickness:n/a
  • Edge:Smooth.

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