1 Yuan - Guangxu 7 Mace and 2 Candareens

€5,507.00
IssuerKwangtung Province
Year1889
TypeStandard circulation coin
Value1 Yuan
CurrencyYuan (1900-1949)
CompositionSilver (.900)
Weight27.40 g
Dimensions40 mm
Thickness2.5 mm
Shape and TechniqueRound
Milled
OrientationMedal alignment ↑↑
Engraver(s)
In circulation to
Reference(s) Y#198.1
Obverse descriptionFour Chinese ideograms read top to bottom, right left with Manchu characters in the centre, all surrounded by English legend.
Obverse script
Obverse letteringKWANG-TUNG PROVINCE 光 ᠪᠠᡩᠠᡵᠠᠩᡤᠠ 寶 ᠶᡠᠸᠠᠨ ᠪᠣᠣ 元 ᡩᠣᡵᠣ 緒 7 MACE AND 2 CANDAREENS
(Translation: Guangxu (Emperor) / Yuanbao (Original currency) Guangxu (Emperor) / Yuanbao (Original currency))
Reverse descriptionDragon with pearl at centre surrounded by Chinese ideograms.
Reverse script
Reverse lettering造省東廣 分二錢七平庫
(Translation: Made in Kwangtung Province Worth 7 Mace and 2 Candareens (weight))
EdgeReeded.
Mint
MintageND (1889)  - -
Catalog ID4877903810
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