Vase surrounded by four Chinese ideograms read top to bottom, right to left, all surrounded by more ideograms.
Obverse script
Obverse lettering
造省林吉
午丙
光
寶元
緒
分二錢七平庫 (Translation: Made in Kirin Province Year 43 Guangxu (Emperor) / Yuanbao (Original currency) Worth 7 Mace and 2 Candareens (weight))
Reverse description
Dragon with pearl at centre with English legend above and below and Manchu words to the left and right.
Reverse script
Reverse lettering
KIRIN PROVINCE
ᡩᠠᡳᠴᡳᠩ ᡤᡠᡵᡠᠨ
7 CAINDARINS 2 (Translation: Great Qing)
Edge
Reeded.
Mint
Mintage
ND (1898) - Y#183: Weight with rosettes at either end - 36 (1899) - Y#183: 亥己 - 37 (1900) - Y#183: 子庚 - ND (1905) - Y#183.1: Weight without rosettes at either end - 43 (1906) - Y#183: 午丙 (obverse without rosettes) - 43 (1906) - Y#183.2: 午丙 (spelled `3.2 CAINDARINS 2`) - 43 (1906) - Y#183.3: 午丙 (obverse with rosettes) - 43 (1906) - Y#183.4: 午丙 (reverse with small leaves) - 44 (1907) - Y#183: 未丁 - 45 (1908) - Y#183: 未丁 -