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1 Cash - Taiping Tongbao ND

 
Bronze 3.33 g 24 mm
Description
Issuer
Empire of China
Emperor
Northern Song dynasty › Taizong (宋太宗) (976-997)
Type
Standard circulation coin
Years
976-989
Value
1 Cash
Currency
Cash (621-1912)
Composition
Bronze
Weight
3.33 g
Diameter
24 mm
Thickness
1.1 mm
Shape
Round with a square hole
Technique
Cast
Orientation
Medal alignment ↑↑
Demonetized
Yes
Updated
2024-10-04
References
Numista
N#135231
Rarity index
48%

Reverse

Blank (uniface).

Edge

Plain

Comment

No coins were issued with the era names Yongxi (984-987) or Duangong (987-989), so these Taiping pieces were likely cast up until 989.

Interesting fact

One interesting fact about the Standard circulation coin 1 Cash - Taiping (Tongbao) ND (976-989) from Empire of China made of Bronze weighing 3.33 g is that it was used as a form of currency during the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom, a rebel state that existed in China from 1851 to 1864. The coin was minted by the Taiping government in an attempt to create a new currency system that would replace the traditional Chinese cash coins. Despite its short-lived use, the coin remains a valuable piece for collectors and historians today.

Price

Date Mintage VG F VF XF AU UNC
ND (976-989)  - - - - - -

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