China, 1119-1125 AD., Northern Song dynasty, emperor Hui Zong, 1 Cash, Hartill 16.482

China, Northern Song dynasty (960-1127 AD.), emperor: Hui Zong (Huizong, Hui Tsung) (reign 1100 - 1126 AD.), reign title: Xuan He (1119-1125 AD.), issued 1119-1125 AD.,
1 Cash (24,7 mm / 3,25 g), cast, square center hole,
Obv.: 宣 和 通 寳 , Xuan He Tong Bao, Li script, semicircular Bao.
Rev.: plain (square center hole).
Hartill 16.482 (rarity 11, common) ; FD 1102 ; Schjöth 653 .

Emperor Huizong (November 2, 1082 – June 4, 1135) was the eighth and one of the most famous emperors of the Song Dynasty of China, with a personal life spent amidst luxury, sophistication and art but ending in tragedy.
Born Zhao Ji, he was the 11th son of Emperor Shenzong. In February 1100 his older half-brother Emperor Zhezong died without a surviving son, and Huizong succeeded him the next day as emperor. He reigned from 1100 to 1126.
Huizong was famed for his promotion of Taoism. He was also a skilled poet, painter, calligrapher, and musician. He sponsored numerous artists at his court, and the catalogue of his imperial painting collection lists over 6,000 known paintings.