300 Cash - Xianfeng Yuanbao; Boo-chiowan; Prince Qing Hui ND
1854 year| Copper | - | 53 mm |
| Issuer | Empire of China |
|---|---|
| Emperor | Qing dynasty › Xianfeng (咸豐帝) (1850-1861) |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
| Year | 1854 |
| Value | 300 Cash |
| Currency | Cash (621-1912) |
| Composition | Copper |
| Diameter | 53 mm |
| Shape | Round with a square hole |
| Technique | Cast |
| Orientation | Medal alignment ↑↑ |
| Demonetized | Yes |
| Updated | 2024-10-03 |
| Numista | N#225788 |
|---|---|
| Rarity index | 97% |
Reverse
Two Manchu words (read vertically) separated by the hole, all without crescent to the upper left and dot to the upper right.
Scripts: Chinese (traditional, regular script), Mongolian / Manchu
Lettering:
當
ᠪᠣᠣ ᠴᡳᠣᠸᠠᠨ
百三
Translation:
Dang San Bai / Boo-chiowan
Value 3 hundred / Boo-chiowan
Edge
Plain
Comment
These were cast from May 1854 to August 1854 out of pure copper for payment of the army.Interesting fact
One interesting fact about the Standard circulation coin 300 Cash - Xianfeng (Yuanbao; Boo-chiowan; Prince Qing Hui) ND (1854) from Empire of China made of Copper is that it was minted during the Xianfeng Emperor's reign, who was the seventh emperor of the Qing dynasty and ruled from 1850 to 1861. This coin was part of a series of reforms aimed at stabilizing the Chinese economy and currency during a time of great social and political upheaval.
