100 Cash - Xianfeng (Yuanbao; Boo-san; small type) ND (1854) front 100 Cash - Xianfeng (Yuanbao; Boo-san; small type) ND (1854) back
100 Cash - Xianfeng (Yuanbao; Boo-san; small type) ND (1854) photo
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100 Cash - Xianfeng Yuanbao; Boo-san; small type ND

1854 year
Brass 54.78 g 52 mm
Description
Issuer
Empire of China
Emperor
Qing dynasty › Xianfeng (咸豐帝) (1850-1861)
Type
Standard circulation coin
Year
1854
Value
100 Cash
Currency
Cash (621-1912)
Composition
Brass
Weight
54.78 g
Diameter
52 mm
Thickness
6.3 mm
Shape
Round with a square hole
Technique
Cast
Orientation
Medal alignment ↑↑
Demonetized
Yes
Updated
2024-10-04
References
Numista
N#226194
Rarity index
95%

Reverse

Two Manchu words (read vertically) separated by the hole, all with one Chinese ideogram above and one below.

Scripts: Chinese (traditional, regular script), Mongolian / Manchu

Lettering:

ᠪᠣᠣ ᠰᠠᠨ

Translation:
Dang Bai / Boo-san
Value 1 hundred / Boo-san

Edge

Plain

Interesting fact

One interesting fact about the Standard circulation coin 100 Cash - Xianfeng (Yuanbao; Boo-san; small type) ND (1854) from Empire of China made of Brass weighing 54.78 g is that it was used as a form of currency during the Xianfeng era (1850-1861) in China, and it was the first coin to feature the portrait of the emperor, which was a departure from the traditional Chinese coinage design that featured mythical creatures and symbols.