1000 Cash – Empire of China
Standard circulation coins
Context
Year: 1854
Country: China 
Issuer: Empire of China
Ruler: Qing dynasty › Xianfeng
Currency:
Demonetized: Yes
Material
Diameter: 63 mm
Thickness: 8.2 mm
Shape: Round with a square hole
Composition: Brass
Magnetic: No
Technique: Cast
Alignment: Medal alignment
References
Numista: #27257
Obverse
Inscription:
咸
寶 元
豐
寶 元
豐
Translation:
Xianning Precious Treasure;
Yuanfeng Period.
Yuanfeng Period.
Scripts: Chinese (traditional, regular script)
Language: Chinese
Reverse
Inscription:
當
ᠪᠣᠣ ᡤᡠᠩ
千
ᠪᠣᠣ ᡤᡠᠩ
千
Translation:
Dang
Boo gung
Chen
Note: The inscription appears to be a multilingual representation of a coin's denomination. "當" (Dāng) is Classical Chinese for "worth" or "equivalent to". "ᠪᠣᠣ ᡤᡠᠩ" is the Manchu transliteration "Boo gung" for "Bǎo Gōng" (寶宮), likely a mint or authority name. "千" (Qiān) means "thousand" (in cash). The full meaning is "Worth one thousand cash, from the Boo gung (mint/treasury)".
Boo gung
Chen
Note: The inscription appears to be a multilingual representation of a coin's denomination. "當" (Dāng) is Classical Chinese for "worth" or "equivalent to". "ᠪᠣᠣ ᡤᡠᠩ" is the Manchu transliteration "Boo gung" for "Bǎo Gōng" (寶宮), likely a mint or authority name. "千" (Qiān) means "thousand" (in cash). The full meaning is "Worth one thousand cash, from the Boo gung (mint/treasury)".
Languages: Classical Chinese, Manchu
Edge
Plain
✨ Legendary