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1 Yuan - Guangxu Four characters
| Issuer | Anhwei Province |
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| Year | 1897 |
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| Currency | Yuan (1897-1949) |
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| Obverse description | Central field features four large Chinese ideograms arranged in a cruciform pattern reading top to bottom, right to left, flanked by Manchu script characters at centre. The inscription identifies the issuing province (Anhwei), the reign era (Guangxu), and the denomination (Yuanbao). An outer ring of additional Chinese characters records the weight standard of 7 mace and 2 candareens. The entire composition is enclosed within a beaded border. |
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| Obverse lettering | 造省徽安 光 ᠪᠠᡩᠠᡵᠠᠩᡤᠠ 寶 ᠶᡠᠸᠠᠨ ᠪᠣᠣ 元 ᡩᠣᡵᠣ 緒 分二錢七平庫 (Translation: Made in Anhwei Province Guangxu (Emperor) / Yuanbao (Original currency) Guangxu (Emperor) / Yuanbao (Original currency) Worth 7 Mace and 2 Candareens (weight)) |
| Reverse description | Central device depicts a coiled five-clawed Imperial dragon in high relief, facing left with head turned frontally, clutching a flaming pearl beneath its chest, surrounded by stylized clouds and flames. Two rosette ornaments flank the dragon at the mid-field on either side. The circumferential Latin legend reads 'AN-HWEI PROVINCE' above and '7 MACE AND 2 CANDAREENS' below, all within a continuous beaded border. |
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