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Auction: CSS108C - Chinese Banknotes and Coins
Lot: 2312

China, Qing Dynasty, [Zhong Qian 80] brass 100 cash, 'Xian Feng Yuan Bao', 'Bao Wu' (Hupeh Province) mint, 55.1x3.5mm, weighs 49.7g, the large character variety,
A relatively scarcer mint with less varieties than others as the mint was affected during the Taiping rebellion, 100 cash is also the highest denomination of this series from the mint


清代咸豐元寶當百，寶武局鑄，大字版，55.1x3.5 毫米，重 49.7 克，中乾 80。太平天國起義期間，太平軍佔領武昌三次，所以寶武局前後僅有十八個月的時間鑄造咸豐大錢，寶武局咸豐錢亦相對稀少，當百也是該局發行之最高面值

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Starting price
HK$4000