CHINA, Qīng dynasty. Wénzōng (Xiánfēng). AD 1851-1861. Æ 50 Cash (56mm, 96.48 g, 12h). Fuzhou mint in Fujian province. Cast circa 1853-1855. Xian Feng Zhong Bao in Hànzì characters / Wu Shi (Fifty [cash]) in Hànzì characters and boo fu in Manchu script. Hartill 22.794. Brown surfaces, usual scattered marks and scratches. VF.
From the Drewry Family Collection, purchased from George Watson, January 1994.
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