CHINA, Qīng dynasty. Wénzōng (Xiánfēng). AD 1851-1861. CU 1000 Wén (65mm, 85.9 g, 12h). North branch of the Board of Revenue (Běijīng) mint. Cast March-August 1854. Xian Feng Yuan Bao in Hànzì characters / Dang Qian (Value One-thousand) in Hànzì characters above and below hole; boo chiowan in Manchu script to left and right. Hartill 22.715. Good VF, warm red surfaces, scattered dings and marks.
From the HLT Collection.