10 Cash - Guangxu `SHANTUNG`: with Manchu

€31,645.00
IssuerShantung Province
Year1904-1905
TypeStandard circulation coin
Value10 Cash (0.01)
CurrencyYuan (1904-1949)
CompositionCopper
Weight7.28 g
Dimensions28 mm
Thickness1.5 mm
Shape and TechniqueRound
Milled
OrientationMedal alignment ↑↑
Engraver(s)
In circulation to
Reference(s) Y#221, Y#221.1-2
Obverse descriptionFour Chinese ideograms read top to bottom, right to left with Manchu characters in the centre, all surrounded by more ideograms.
Obverse scriptChinese, Mongolian / Manchu
Obverse lettering造省東山 光 寶 ᠪᠣᠣ ᡩᡠᠩ 元 緒 文十錢制當元每
(Translation: Made in Shantung Guangxu (Emperor) / Yuanbao (Original currency) Boo-dung (Jinan mint) Worth 10 Cash currency in Yuan)
Reverse descriptionDragon with pearl at centre surrounded by English legend.
Reverse scriptLatin
Reverse letteringSHANTUNG TEN CASH
EdgeSmooth.
Mint
MintageND (1904-1905)  - Y#221: Thin Manchu characters -
ND (1904-1905)  - Y#221.1: Thick Manchu characters -
ND (1904-1905)  - Y#221.2: Smaller stars on either side of the dragon -
Catalog ID1726799100
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