Moneta's Temple and Gallery

China - Xuantong (Puyi) Red Cash

Moneta — Thu, 15 Sep 2022 20:34:58 -0700

by: Moneta

Description: T. P. Collection. Puyi (1909-12); Obv: Xuan Tong tong bao; Kucha, Xinjiang mint. Rev: Ushi left, right, Kushi (Ku[che] Ten) above and below, strange calligraphy. Hartill #22.1521; 3.2 g., 25 mm., cast 1909 only. Note in David Hartill's "Cast Chinese Coins": Although there are no more records of Ushi casting after the Jiaqing period, there is a Xuantong coin with Ushi on the reverse. This must have been cast by Kucha (the only mint still casting red cash at that time) on behalf of Ushi, although, normally the name of the mint that carried out the casting is on the left/right. In the absence of similar coins, it would seem that this was cast as a result of a normal shortage of cash in the Ushi area, rather than as a 'ji yuan' commemorative issue.

China - Xuantong (Puyi) Cash

Moneta — Thu, 15 Sep 2022 20:24:14 -0700

by: Moneta

Description: T. P. Collection. Puyi (1909-12). Obv: Xuan Tong tong bao; Yunnan province mint. Rev: Boo yun left and right, however, here the character above hole is missing from the type found on Hartill # 22.1520 (a)(No Letter above hole); 1.7 g., 18 mm. See next example for a standard H# 22.1520

China - Xuantong (Puyi) cash

Moneta — Thu, 15 Sep 2022 20:19:30 -0700

by: Moneta

Description: T. P. Collection. Puyi (1909-12). Obv: Xuan Tong tong bao; Yunnan province mint. Rev: Boo yun left and right, character above hole possibly for 'kuang' (mine). Hartill # 22.1520; 1.8 g., 18 mm.

China - Xuantong (Puyi) Cash

Moneta — Thu, 15 Sep 2022 20:12:53 -0700

by: Moneta

Description: T. P. Collection. Puyi (1909-12); Obv: Xuan Tong tong bao; Yunnan province mint. Rev: Boo yun left and right. Rev: shan above. 1909-1911. Hartill # 22.1519 type, 1.6 g; 17 mm.

China - Xuantong (Puyi) machine struck cash

Moneta — Thu, 15 Sep 2022 20:06:05 -0700

by: Moneta

Description: T. P. Collection. Puyi (1909-12); Obv: Xuan Tong tong bao; Guangzhou, Guangdong mint, machine struck. Rev: Boo guwang left and right. Hartill # 22.1518; nominal weight 3.2 fen, 16 mm.

China - Xuantong (Puyi) machine struck cash

Moneta — Thu, 15 Sep 2022 20:06:05 -0700

China - Xuantong (Puyi) machine struck cash

Moneta — Thu, 15 Sep 2022 20:01:00 -0700

by: Moneta

Description: T. P. Collection. Puyi (1909-12). Obv: Xuan Tong tong bao; Fuzhou, Fujian mint, machine struck coin. Rev: Boo fu left and right. Nominal weight 4 fen. Hartill # 22.1517; 1.1 g.; 15mm.

China - Xuantong (Puyi) machine struck cash

Moneta — Thu, 15 Sep 2022 20:01:00 -0700

China - Xuantong (Puyi) Cash

Moneta — Thu, 15 Sep 2022 19:55:35 -0700

by: Moneta

Description: T. P. Collection. OB: Xuan Tong tong bao; Board of Revenue mint, North Branch. Rev: Boo chiowan left and right. Hartill # 22.1516; 4.2 g.; 23 mm

China - Xuantong (Puyi) Cash

Moneta — Thu, 15 Sep 2022 19:51:50 -0700

by: Moneta

Description: T. P. Collection. OB: Xuan Tong tong bao; Board of Revenue mint, West Branch. Rev: Boo chiowan left and right. Larger coin, diam. ~24mm. Cast 1909 only? Hartill # 22.1515; 4.8 g., 23 mm.

China - Xuantong (Puyi) Cash

Moneta — Thu, 15 Sep 2022 19:43:52 -0700

by: Moneta

Description: T. P. Collection. OB: Xuan Tong tong bao; Board of Revenue mint, North branch. Rev: Boo chiowan left and right; w/ protruding head boo. Hartill # 22.1514; 2.4 g, 19 mm.

China - Xuantong (Puyi) Cash

Moneta — Thu, 15 Sep 2022 19:38:50 -0700

by: Moneta

Description: T. P. Collection. OB: Xuan Tong tong bao (1909 - 1910); Board of Revenue mint, West Branch. Rev: Boo chiowan left and right. Six fen nominal weight. One dot tong. Hartill# 22.1513, 19 mm, 2.2 g.

China - Xian Feng 100 Cash; Yeriyang, Xinjiang

Moneta — Sun, 19 Jun 2022 13:37:08 -0700

by: Moneta

Description: Emperor Wen Zong, red copper 100 Cash from Xinjiang, 1854 - 1859. OB: Xian Feng Yuan bao; Rx: Dang bai (value 100), Er bao. Size varies considerably, this example is 44 mm at 23.8 g.; possibly FAKE. Hartill# 22.1114.

China - Xian Feng 100 Cash, Board of Works

Moneta — Sun, 19 Jun 2022 13:20:46 -0700

by: Moneta

Description: Emperor Wen Zong, March 1854 - July 1855. OB: Xian Feng Yuan bao; Rx: Dang bai (value 100), Boo yuwan (Fou bao). One liang, 4 gian. Board of Works mint, old branch. 50mm, 47.56 g.; Hartill 'Qing' # 6.139; Hartill# 22.762.

China - Xian Feng 50 Cash - Board of Revenue

Moneta — Sun, 19 Jun 2022 13:07:14 -0700

by: Moneta

Description: Emperor Wen Zong Xian Feng Zhong bao (Emp. Wen Zhong); Rx: Dang Wu shi (value 50) (Er bao), Boo chiowan. Type 'M'; Board of Revenue, South branch mint. 55 mm, 58.07 g., brass. Hartill# 22.703

China - Xian Feng 50 Cash; Jizhou, Zhili

Moneta — Sun, 19 Jun 2022 12:19:08 -0700

by: Moneta

Description: Xian Feng Zhong bao; Rx: Dang Wu Shi (value 50); Boo gi. ~44 mm; 40.5 g. Hartill# 22.1069

China - Xian Feng 50 Cash, Zhejiang

Moneta — Sat, 18 Jun 2022 18:47:21 -0700

by: Moneta

Description: Xian Feng zhong bao; Hangzhou, Zhejiang (Trial Issue); Rx: Dang Wushi, Boo je; broad rim. Emp. Wen Zong. HQing# 26.72; Hartill# 22.1043. 52 mm, 54.3 g; see note in Hartill "Chinese Cash" p.230

China - Xian Feng 100 Cash, Shaanxi

Moneta — Sat, 18 Jun 2022 18:40:05 -0700

by: Moneta

Description: Xian Feng Yuan Bao; Xi'an, Shaanxi; Emp. Wen Zong; Rx: Dang bai, Boo shan; Local pattern.60 mm, 67.9g

China - Xian Feng 500 Cash, Shaanxi

Moneta — Sat, 18 Jun 2022 18:37:28 -0700

by: Moneta

Description: Xian Feng Yuan Bao (w/o official 'guan' stamp). Rx: Dang wubai (value 500), Boo shan. Local pattern - Appears to be a fake! 65mm, 117 g, copper, should be brass.

China - Xian Feng 100 Cash - Suzhou, Jiangsu

Moneta — Sat, 18 Jun 2022 18:29:51 -0700

by: Moneta

Description: Xian Feng Yuan bao (medium 'bao'); Rx: Dang bai (value 100), Boo su. 62mm, 68.6 g.

China - Xian Feng 100 Cash - Wuchang, Hubei

Moneta — Sat, 18 Jun 2022 17:31:01 -0700

by: Moneta

Description: Xian Feng Zhong bao; Rx: Dang wushi (value 100), Boo u. HQing# 15.69; Hartill# 22.867

China - Xian Feng 100 Cash, Henan

Moneta — Sat, 18 Jun 2022 17:25:37 -0700

by: Moneta

Description: Xian Feng Yuan bao; Rx: Dang bai (value 100), Boo he. 45.7 g, 49mm. Hartill# 22.849, or HQing# 14.22. Local issue type.

China - Xian Feng 50 Cash - Gansu

Moneta — Sat, 18 Jun 2022 17:20:32 -0700

by: Moneta

Description: Xian Feng Zhong bao; Rx: Dang wushi (value 50), Boo gung, with 'curved gung'. Gongchang, Gansu (Kansu). 35.2 g, 48 mm. Hartill# 22.807

China - XuangTong (Puyi) The Last Emperor

Moneta — Sat, 13 Mar 2021 08:08:01 -0800

by: Moneta

Description: Some of the last cast coins and some of the last cast for the Chinese Empire are from XuangTong (1909 - 1912) alternate spelling Hsuan Tung. OB: Xuan Tong tong bao; one dot 'tong' West branch Board of Revenue mint; Rx: Boo chiowan (l,r); 18.5 mm; 2.28 g.; Hartill 22.1513 UNC David Hartill says this about the history of the period: The Dowager Empress Cixi finally died in November 1908, the day after the death of Guangxu. Her three-year old nephew, Puyi, succeeded to the throne, under the regency of his father, the second Prince of Qun. His reign was not long. On the 12th of February 1912, the formal abdication of the throne in favor of the republican revolutionaries of Sun Yat-sen was announced and the Qing Dynasty (Manchu, 1644 - 1912) came to an end. The Board of Revenue mint still cast a few cash style in the traditional manner. They did circulate in remote areas for a long time, particularly in Indonesia.

Republic of China, Fukien Province 1 Cash, Wuhan Uprising 1912

Moneta — Mon, 21 Sep 2020 16:11:28 -0700

by: Moneta

Description: QING: Republic, AE cash (2.49g), Fujian Province, H-24.4, fu jian tong bao // aka Wuchang Uprising and Five-colored flag either side of hole, VF, R, ex Jim Farr Collection. Likely cast only in the year 1912 during the first year of the Republic of China. The historical importance of this short series of cast coins, in an age of struck coins, can not be underestimated. The Wuchang Uprising was an armed rebellion against the ruling Qing dynasty that took place in Wuchang (now Wuchang District of Wuhan), Hubei, China on 10 October 1911; this was the beginning of the Xinhai Revolution that successfully overthrew China's last imperial dynasty. It was led by elements of the New Army, influenced by revolutionary ideas from Tongmenghui (see below). The uprising and the eventual revolution directly led to the downfall of the Qing dynasty with almost three centuries of imperial rule, and the establishment of the Republic of China (ROC), which commemorates the anniversary of the uprising's starting date of 10 October as the National Day of the Republic of China. The uprising originated from popular unrest about a railway crisis, and the planning process took advantage of the situation. On 10 October 1911, the New Army stationed in Wuchang launched an assault on the residence of the Viceroy of Huguang. The viceroy, Ruicheng, quickly fled from the residence and the revolutionaries soon took control of the entire city. The Tongmenghui (or T'ung-meng Hui, variously translated as Chinese United League, United League, Chinese Revolutionary Alliance, Chinese Alliance, United Allegiance Society, 中國同盟會) was a secret society and underground resistance movement founded by Sun Yat-sen, Song Jiaoren, and others in Tokyo, Japan, on 20 August 1905. It was formed from the merger of multiple Chinese revolutionary groups in the late Qing dynasty. In August 1912, the Tongmenghui formed the nucleus of the Kuomintang, the governing political party of the republic. [Wikipedia] The flags in history and on the coins of this period are many and interesting. The '5 Colored' flag, the one on the right that defines the 5/6 stripe varieties, was the first flag of the Republic of China (1912 - 1928). It was widely flown even before the Republic of China in Shanghai and eastern parts of north China until 1928. The stripe representation (top to bottom): red for Han Chinese, yellow for Manchus, blue for Mongols, white for Hui and black for Tibetans. Later used by the Japanese puppet states of the East Hebei Autonomous Government, the Chinese Provisional Government and Reformed Government of China. It's also found on many of the struck coins of the Republic. The flag on the left is the Flag of the Wuchang uprising (1911 - 1912) and later an army flag of the Republic of China (1911-28). Background is red with a 9 armed black star pattern tipped with gold (yellow) dots with a ring of center gold dots and sometimes showing a central gold dot.

China Rep. Fujian (Fukien) Wuhan Uprising 2 Cash - 5 Stripes

Moneta — Sun, 05 Jul 2020 10:02:39 -0700

by: Moneta

Description: REPUBLIC OF CHINA: AE 2 cash. This is an unusual type as a cast coin of Fukien (Fujian) featuring a reverse bearing flags of the Chinese Republic, formed in 1912. These issues tend to be crude and when in AU condition they are quite rough, center hole is round. This 2 Cash piece, of which there are 5 and 6 stripe r. flag varieties, is the 5 stripe variety. Hartill #24.5 (rarity 7); KM #375. There is also a 1 Cash of the same type, scarcer than the 2 Cash, and only found in a six stripe variety. REWARD for help finding one! OB: Fu Jian tong bao; RX: Er Wen (2 Cash). Fu Jian Tong Bao // Wuchang Uprising and Five-colored flags either side,'er wen' (two cash) above and below central hole, 5 stripes on flag variety. Likely cast only in the year 1912 during the first year of the Republic of China. The historical importance of this short series of cast coins, in an age of struck coins, can not be underestimated. The Wuchang Uprising was an armed rebellion against the ruling Qing dynasty that took place in Wuchang (now Wuchang District of Wuhan), Hubei, China on 10 October 1911; this was the beginning of the Xinhai Revolution that successfully overthrew China's last imperial dynasty. It was led by elements of the New Army, influenced by revolutionary ideas from Tongmenghui (see below). The uprising and the eventual revolution directly led to the downfall of the Qing dynasty with almost three centuries of imperial rule, and the establishment of the Republic of China (ROC), which commemorates the anniversary of the uprising's starting date of 10 October as the National Day of the Republic of China. The uprising originated from popular unrest about a railway crisis, and the planning process took advantage of the situation. On 10 October 1911, the New Army stationed in Wuchang launched an assault on the residence of the Viceroy of Huguang. The viceroy, Ruicheng, quickly fled from the residence and the revolutionaries soon took control of the entire city. The Tongmenghui (or T'ung-meng Hui, variously translated as Chinese United League, United League, Chinese Revolutionary Alliance, Chinese Alliance, United Allegiance Society, 中國同盟會) was a secret society and underground resistance movement founded by Sun Yat-sen, Song Jiaoren, and others in Tokyo, Japan, on 20 August 1905. It was formed from the merger of multiple Chinese revolutionary groups in the late Qing dynasty. In August 1912, the Tongmenghui formed the nucleus of the Kuomintang, the governing political party of the republic. [Wikipedia]

China Rep. Fukien Cast 2 Cash 1912 - six stripes

Moneta — Sat, 20 Feb 2016 20:11:34 -0800

by: Moneta

Description: This is an unusual type as a cast coin of Fukien (Fujian) featuring a reverse bearing flags of the Chinese Republic, formed in 1912. These issues tend to be crude and when in AU condition they are quite rough, center hole is round. This 2 Cash piece, of which there are 5 and 6 stripe varieties, is the scarcer 6 stripe type. Hartill #24.6 (rarity 7); KM #375.1 OB: Fu Chien tong bao; RX: Er Wen (2 Cash). This coin was first cast by The Official Bureau of Fukien Province during the period of Nov., 1911 to Feb., 1912. This brass circular cash is not the same as the traditional Chinese copper cash in shape. It has a round hole instead of the square hole in the centre. Four Chinese characters "Fu Kien T'ung Pao" [Foo Kien Province Current Coin] were inscribed on the obverse. On the reverse, there are two Chinese characters denotes the denomination "two cash" above and below the hole. Two flags, a five-colour flag and a military flag [The old flags used by The Republic of China] on each side of the hole.

Emp. De Zong struck in Guangzhou

Moneta — Sat, 30 Jun 2012 12:00:35 -0700

by: Moneta

Description: Qing Dynasty machine struck coin of Emperor De Zong (1875 - 1908). This example from Guangzhou in Guangdong Province is 24 mm and 2.75 g, therefore struck from 1895 - 1899. 7 Fen weight rather than 8 Fen. Hartill# 22.1335 (R16) VF

Xian feng - Board of Revenue 50 Cash

Chinacash — Mon, 21 Mar 2011 20:12:13 -0700

by: Chinacash

Description: Board of Revenue, North Branch Cast 1853-4 55mm, 57.46g Hartill 22.704

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Yong Zheng Tong Bao

Chinacash — Thu, 13 Jan 2011 15:11:57 -0800

by: Chinacash

Description: Emperor Shi Zong (1723-35) Cast 1730-33 Rev: Boo Je (Hangzhou, Zhejiang) 27.3mm, 3.9g H22.189 Square head, tw0-dot Tong

Yong Zheng Tong Bao

Chinacash — Thu, 13 Jan 2011 15:06:48 -0800

by: Chinacash

Description: Emperor Shi Zong (1723-35) Cast 1723-26 Rev: Boo Yuwan (Board of Works, Beijing) 25.5mm, 4.3g H22.155

Yong Zheng Tong Bao

Chinacash — Thu, 13 Jan 2011 15:04:35 -0800

by: Chinacash

Description: Emperor Shi Zong (1723-35) Cast 1727-33 Rev: Boo Chiowan (Board of Revenue, Beijing) 27.1mm, 4.2g H22.151

Yong Zheng Tong Bao

Chinacash — Thu, 13 Jan 2011 14:59:32 -0800

by: Chinacash

Description: Emperor Shi Zong (1723-35) Cast 1728-34 Rev: Boo Yun (Yunnan - Lin'An) 24.9mm, 3.1g H22.184 Curved left foot on Bao

Yong Zheng Tong Bao

Chinacash — Thu, 13 Jan 2011 14:55:37 -0800

by: Chinacash

Description: Emperor Shi Zong (1723-35) Cast 1730-32 Rev: Boo Nan (Changsha, Hunan) 28.0mm, 4.3g H22.169

GUANG XU WU SHEN

Chinacash — Mon, 20 Sep 2010 19:37:37 -0700

by: Chinacash

Description: Emperor De Zong (1875-1908) 10 cash Kucha, Xinjiang 24.9mm, 3.6g Hartill 22.1491 Characters Wu Shen indicate cyclical date 1908

GUANG XU DING WEI

Chinacash — Mon, 20 Sep 2010 19:35:50 -0700

by: Chinacash

Description: Emperor De Zong (1875-1908) 10 cash Kucha, Xinjiang 26.3mm, 4.2g Hartill 22.1490 Characters Ding Wei indicate cyclical date 1907

xf_bzhi10_iron

tank — Fri, 01 Jan 2010 20:45:22 -0800

by: tank

Description: Bao Zhi Value 10 Iron Cash

GUANG XU TB Fuzhou

Chinacash — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 01:45:08 -0700

by: Chinacash

Description: Emperor De Zong (1875-1908) Guang Xu Tong Bao 1 cash Rev: Boo Fu - Fuzhou Fujian Diam: 21.5mm, 3.2g Hartill 22.1328

Guangxu trial strike ?

Moneta — Thu, 03 Sep 2009 21:22:36 -0700

by: Moneta

Description: Sold to me as a trial strike of Guangxu (1875 - 1908). If this is an authentic example then it's particularly unusual because of the size. It is larger than the 'normal' range of one cash milled pieces. The reverse is blank so there is no indication of a provincial mint, and it's oddly struck with no indication of an engraved reverse die. The obverse shows faint circular grooves in the fields. Diameter is 27 mm and the weight is 3.03 grams. Any opinions on this item would be appreciated. For a concise history of Guangxu and the Empress Dowager Cixi read David Hartill "Cast Chinese Coins" & "Qing Cash".

QIAN LONG RED CASH - ILI

Chinacash — Tue, 18 Aug 2009 16:02:07 -0700

by: Chinacash

Description: Emperor Gao Zong (1736-95) Qian Long Tong Bao cast 1775-95 Ili mint, Xinjiang Diam: 24.8mm, 5.1g Reverse plain. Hartill H22.395 Large characters. Head of Tong sloping up. The coin has a less red appearance than other so-called red cash, probably because it is cast from alloy rather than pure copper. According to Hartill, this is 70% copper, 29% lead and 1% tin.

JIA QING TB - YUNNAN

Chinacash — Tue, 21 Jul 2009 17:06:20 -0700

by: Chinacash

Description: Emperor Ren Zong (1796-1820) Jia Qing Tong Bao Rev: Boo Yun, crescent above hole Diam: 20.0mm, 1.4g Unlisted in Hartill. Schjoth 1497 Small, poor quality coin. Unusual Boo. Could be privately cast, or perhaps a contemporary counterfeit. Any ideas anyone?

SHUN ZHI TB - YUNNAN

Chinacash — Fri, 29 May 2009 17:47:36 -0700

by: Chinacash

Description: Emperor Shi Zu (1644-61) Shun Zhi Tong Bao 1 cash Rev Yi Li (l), Yun (r) Yunnan-fu, Yunnan Diam: 25.8mm, 3.8g Hartill 22.66

Kang Xi TB (Datong, Shanxi)

Chinacash — Mon, 18 May 2009 18:58:08 -0700

by: Chinacash

Description: Emperor Sheng Zu (1662-72) Kang Xi Tong Bao 1 cash Rev Tung (Manchurian) left, Tong (Chinese) Right. Datong garrison, Shanxi Diam 27.3mm, 4.6g Cast 1667-71. Hartill 22.125

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JIA QING TB RED CASH

Chinacash — Fri, 24 Apr 2009 16:10:57 -0700

by: Chinacash

Description: Emperor Ren Zong (1796-1820) Jia Qing Tong Bao 1 cash Cast Aksu, Xinjiang 1798-1800 Rev: Aksu (l), Aqs(u) (r) Large Jia Diam: 25.8mm, 6.8g Hartill 22.560 This coin is thick and heavy compared with my other red cash, most of which are in the range 3.4-4.6g.

ZHEJIANG PROVINCE 10 CASH

Chinacash — Fri, 24 Apr 2009 16:03:20 -0700

by: Chinacash

Description: Emperor Wen Zong (1851-61) Xian Feng Zhong Bao 10 cash cast 1855-58 Rev: Boo Je, Dang Shi Diam: 37.2mm, 14.8g Hartill 22.1031

Chekiang - Kuang-hsu, machine struck

Moneta — Sat, 11 Apr 2009 19:49:48 -0700

by: Moneta

Description: Kuang-hsu (1875-1908) milled cash of Chekiang Province; Zhejiang mint. Brass cash EF w/ bright, clean surfaces. Hartill 22.1415; HQ 26.92; KM Hsu# 151.2 3.15 gm; 22.25 mm

Shi Zu - Wu Sangui

Moneta — Sat, 11 Apr 2009 19:37:44 -0700

by: Moneta

Description: Cast under Emperor Shi Zu (Shun Zhi, 1644 - 1661) this coin by Wu Sangui (one of the 3 Feudatories abolished in 1673) led a rebellion out of Yunnan. Wu Sangui led a powerful force of 100 thousand soldiers. He was also responsible for inviting the Manchus into China in 1644. OB: Shun Zhi tong bao Rx: "Yun" r.; Yunnan-fu (Kunming, Yunnan) This coin issued by Wu Sangui in 1659-61, after he had taken Yunnan from Prince Yongming. Listed under Ming Rebels and Qing. Hartill 22.66; HQ# ; FD2232; S1404

GUANG XU TB Zhili

Chinacash — Mon, 06 Apr 2009 17:49:45 -0700

by: Chinacash

Description: Emperor De Zong (1875-1908) Guang Xu Tong Bao 1 cash Reverse: Boo Jiyen left & right, dot above Cast 1896-1900 at Tianjin mint, Zhili Diam: 20.7mm, 1.8g Hartill 22.1434 One of a series of 27 coins with varying dots, apostrophes, circles and lines above or below the hole on the reverse.

KANG XI TB (Xian, Shaanxi)

Chinacash — Fri, 03 Apr 2009 16:04:34 -0700

by: Chinacash

Description: Emperor Sheng Zu (1662-72) Kang Xi Tong Bao 1 cash Rev Shan (Manchurian) left, Shan (Chinese) Right. Xian, Shaanxi Diam 27.7mm, 4.5g Cast 1667-70. Hartill 22.129

KANG XI TB (Yunnan)

Chinacash — Fri, 03 Apr 2009 15:28:36 -0700

by: Chinacash

Description: Emperor Sheng Zu (1662-72) Kang Xi Tong Bao 1 cash Rev Yun (Manchurian) left, Yun (Chinese) Right. Yunnan Province Diam 22.6mm, 2.5g Cast 1682-89. Hartill 22.132

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