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500 Cash - Xianfeng Yuanbao; Boo-gung ND
1854 year| Brass | 96.82 g | 57 mm |
| Issuer | Empire of China |
|---|---|
| Emperor | Qing dynasty › Xianfeng (咸豐帝) (1850-1861) |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
| Year | 1854 |
| Value | 500 Cash |
| Currency | Cash (621-1912) |
| Composition | Brass |
| Weight | 96.82 g |
| Diameter | 57 mm |
| Shape | Round with a square hole |
| Technique | Cast |
| Orientation | Medal alignment ↑↑ |
| Demonetized | Yes |
| Updated | 2024-10-04 |
| Numista | N#44600 |
|---|---|
| Rarity index | 100% |
Reverse
Two Manchu words (read vertically) separated by the hole, all with one Chinese ideogram above and two below.
Scripts: Chinese (traditional, regular script), Mongolian / Manchu
Lettering:
當
ᠪᠣᠣ ᡤᡠᠩ
百五
Translation:
Dang Wu Bai / Boo-gung
Value 5 hundred / Boo-gung
Edge
Plain
Interesting fact
One interesting fact about the Standard circulation coin 500 Cash - Xianfeng (Yuanbao; Boo-gung) ND (1854) from Empire of China made of Brass weighing 96.82 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 symbols and characters.
