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1/2 Miscal / 5 Fen - Guangxu Khotan, Kho - Tan, left to right
| Issuer | Sinkiang Province |
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| Year | 1878 |
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| Shape | Round (irregular) |
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| Reverse script | Chinese/Arabic |
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| Mintage | ND (1878) - Inverted and retrograde Wu - ND (1878) - Regular Wu - |
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Khotan's mint operated under conditions unlike anything elsewhere in Qing-controlled territory. Following Yakub Beg's defeat and Zuo Zongtang's brutal reconquest of Xinjiang in 1877, the Qing reimposed authority over a region that had functioned as an independent khanate for over a decade. These small silver pieces were among the first coins struck under restored imperial administration, and their bilingual inscriptions reflect a deliberate political calculation — Turki-speaking Uyghur populations needed legible coinage, but Beijing required visible Qing authority on every denomination.
The "left to right" die orientation distinguishes this variety within Y#A7.11 attributions.