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1 Sar - Guangxu Ration coinage, without Arabic
| Issuer | Sinkiang Province |
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| Year | 1905 |
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| Reference(s) | Y#7 |
| Obverse description | Plain field bearing four large Chinese characters arranged in two columns, read from top to bottom and right to left, conveying the denomination 'Silver Ration / One Liang.' The characters are rendered in a bold, slightly informal hand within a central dotted inner circle. The outer border is defined by a raised rim with a continuous beaded or dentilated collar, with no additional legend or ornamental device in the field. |
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| Mintage | 1905: ND (1905) |
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Sinkiang's ration coinage was produced specifically for grain purchases by the military garrison system in Chinese Central Asia — these were not general circulation pieces but instruments of a controlled provisioning economy on the frontier. The "without Arabic" variety reflects an inconsistent policy toward the Muslim Uyghur population: some issues incorporated Arabic script as a concession to local commerce, others did not, and the distinction appears to follow no single administrative directive.
Y#7 is among the heavier silver issues from the Xinjiang mints, where quality control varied sharply between the Kashgar and Urumqi facilities.