1/2 Miscal / 5 Fen Kashgar, Qilghan type, Kashigar - Weilembi, without square

The Qilghan coinage of Kashgar emerged directly from the chaos following Yaqub Beg's conquest of the Tarim Basin in the 1860s and the subsequent reassertion of Qing authority in 1877–78. This particular type, struck without the central square, reflects the transitional minting practices at Kashgar as the Qing reconsolidated control — the mint had been operating under Yaqub Beg's Yettishar state and was effectively seized mid-production cycle. The bilingual Persian and Chinese format was a deliberate administrative concession to a population that had spent over a decade under Kokandi-influenced rule.