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Name or Denominations
1 Cash
Issuer
Empire of China
Ruler
NA
Year of Minting
621-907
Currency
Cash ( 621-1912 )
Shape
Round with a square hole
Rarity
Ultra rare
Weight
3.45 g
Diameter
25 mm
Thickness
1.4 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.
Back design
At least one dot at various locations.
Year of Minting
621-907
Ruler
NA
Mint location
Danzhou , modern-day Yichuan County, Shaanxi, China; Ezhou , modern-day Wuhan, Hubei, China; Fuzhou, Fujian , China; Guangzhou, Guangdong , China; Guiyang Inspectorate , modern-day Guiyang County, Hunan, China; Guizhou , modern-day Guilin, Guangxi, China; Hongzhou , modern-day Nanchang, Jiangxi, China; Jingzhao , modern-day Xi’an, Shaanxi, China; Jingzhou, Hubei , China; Lantian , modern-day Lantian County, Shaanxi, China; Liangzhou , modern-day Nanzheng District, Shaanxi, China; Luozhou , modern-day Luoyang, Henan, China; Pingzhou , modern-day Lulong County, Hebei, China; Runzhou , modern-day Dantu District, Jiangsu, China; Tanzhou , modern-day Changsha, Hunan, China; Xiangzhou , modern-day Xianfeng County, Hubei, China; Xingzhou , modern-day Lueyang County, Shaanxi, China; Xuanzhou , modern-day Xuancheng, Anhui, China; Yangzhou, Jiangsu , China; Yanzhou , modern-day Yanzhou District, Shandong, China; Yizhou , modern-day Chengdu, Sichuan, China; Yongzhou , modern-day Lingling District, Hunan, China; Yuezhou , modern-day Shaoxing, Zhejiang, China; Zizhou , modern-day Santai County, Sichuan, China
Mint mark
NA
Orientation
Medal alignment ↑↑
Inscriptions
Obverse: 開 寶 通 元
Context
Three main types exist: Early types (621-718): the middle section of Kai (開) does not touch the top of the hole. Middle types (718-732): the middle section of Kai does touch the top of the hole, and the two horizontal strokes of Bao (寶) do not touch the vertical lines. Late type (732-907): the middle section of Kai does touch the top of the hole, and the two horizontal strokes of Bao usually touch the vertical lines (and these examples are typically cruder). Hundreds of reverse varieties exist, including various position of lines, dots, and crescents. Hartill gives the following reverse varieties (indicated by letters), with each letter variety being applicable to each Hartill number: Various examples Early type: © Beast Coins Middle type: © ollisaarinen Late type:
Rarity
Ultra rare
Coin type
Standard circulation
In circulation
No
Demonetized
Yes
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