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1/2 Jiao - Guangxu Pei Yang Arsenal, type 1
| Issuer | Pei Yang Arsenal |
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| Year | 1896 |
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| Technique | Milled |
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| Obverse description | The obverse presents a densely inscribed field arranged in concentric registers separated by a dotted inner circle. Chinese characters reading 大清北洋機器局造 (Made by the Great Qing Pei Yang Machinery Bureau) and the reign date 光緒二十二年 (Guangxu 22nd Year) appear in the outer legend, interspersed with Manchu script conveying the same information. At the center, the denomination 半角 (Half Jiao) is inscribed in bold Chinese characters within the inner circle. The legends are arranged radially, giving the obverse a distinctive typographic character unusual among Qing-era provincial coinage. The coin is struck within a reeded border with a fine toothed rim. |
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| Obverse lettering | 大清北洋機器局造 光緒二十二年 ᡩᠠᡳᠴᡳᠩ ᡤᡠᡵᡠᠨ ᡳ᠋ ᠪᠠᡩᠠᡵᠠᠩᡤᠠ ᡩᠣᡵᠣ ᡳ᠋ ᠣᡵᡳᠨ ᠵᡠᠸᡝᠴᡳ ᠠᠨᡳᠶᠠ ᠠᠮᠠᡵᡤᡳ ᠨᠠᠮᡠ ᡳ᠋ ᡨᡝᡨᡠᠨ ᡧᡠᡵᡩᡝᡵᡝ ᡴᡡᠸᠠᡵᠠᠨ ᠸᡝᡳᡵᡝᡥᡝ 半 角 (Translation: Made by the Great Qing Pei Yang Machinery Bureau, Guangxu 22nd Year / Great Qing, Guangxu 22nd year, Pei Yang Arsenal made / Half Jiao) |
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| Edge | Reeded. |
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