1 Cash - Huangsong 1039-1054

Weight

3.56 g

Diameter

24 mm

Thickness

1.2 mm

Material

Bronze

Shape

Round with a square hole

Edge Type

Plain

Technique

Cast

Front design

Four Chinese ideograms read top to bottom, right to left (in Clerical script).

Back design

NA

Year of Minting

1039-1054

Emperor

Northern Song dynasty › Renzong (宋仁宗) (1022-1063)

Mint location

NA

Mint mark

NA

Orientation

Medal alignment ↑↑

Inscriptions

Obverse: 皇 寶 通 宋

Context

Huangsong is not actually an era name, but rather a dynastic title. At the time, the era name was Baoyuan (1039-1040); however, they went with Huangsong to avoid the repeation of 'Bao' (Bao Yuan Tong Bao), which would be considered stylistically incorrect. While the Baoyuan era lasted only a year, these coins are very common, and no regular-sized coins are known from the next three eras (Kangding, Qingli, and Huangyou), meaning these coins were likely produced throught all four of these eras. The dynastic title Huangsong was used again in the Southern Song dynasty under Lizong (1224-1264), although those coins are Yuanbaos rather than Tongbaos. DocHuangVarieties

Rarity

Common

Coin type

Standard circulation

In circulation

No

Demonetized

Yes

Marketplace listings

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