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1/2 Miscal / 5 Fen Aksu, Qalgan Aksuda / Wu Fen - Manchu
| Issuer | Sinkiang Province |
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| Year | 1879 |
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| Value | 1/2 Miscal (0.05) |
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| Obverse description | Central field displays a prominent crescent symbol above the Arabic mint legend inscribed in flowing Naskh script. The legend reads 'qalgan aksuda' (Produced in Aksu), arranged across two lines within the coin's irregular flan. A decorative floral or pellet device appears within the crescent. The overall style is characteristic of the hand-struck provincial coinage of Qing-era Xinjiang. |
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| Reverse description | Central field bears two large Chinese characters '五分' (Wu Fen, meaning 5 Fen), prominently struck within the flan. Flanking the Chinese numerals on either side are Manchu script characters, consistent with the bilingual administrative coinage practice of Qing-dynasty Xinjiang mints. The legends are boldly rendered in a hand-struck style typical of Aksu provincial issues, with characteristic irregularity in flan shape and strike depth. |
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| Mintage | 1879: ND (1879) |
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