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1/2 Miscal / 5 Fen - Guangxu Yangi Hisar, Yi Qian

Issuer Sinkiang Province
Year 1878
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Orientation Variable alignment ↺
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Obverse lettering  光 錢 銀  緒
(Translation: Guang Xu Yi Qian Guangxu (Emperor) / Silver coin)
Reverse description Irregular hammered flan displaying a bilingual legend combining Chinese and Arabic script. The central field features the Chinese characters 五分 (Wu Fen, meaning 'five fen'), rendered in bold strokes with a prominent square-framed character dominating the composition. Surrounding Arabic script reads ضرب ياني حصار (Zarb Yangi Hisar), denoting the Yangi Hisar mint as the place of striking. The die-cutting is hand-engraved and somewhat crude in execution, consistent with the provincial hammered coinage of Xinjiang under the Guangxu reign. The planchet is irregular in outline, with no formal border or decorative elements.
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Mintage 1878: ND (1878)
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