Four Chinese ideograms read top to bottom, right left with a flower in the centre, all with more ideograms above and below and Manchu words to the left and right.
Obverse script
Chinese, Mongolian / Manchu
Obverse lettering
造省南湖
ᠪᠣᠣ ᠨᠠᠨ
光
寶 元
緒
十當 (Translation: Made in Hunan Province Boo-nan (Hunan Mint) Guangxu (Emperor) / Yuanbao (Original currency) Worth 10 (Cash))
Reverse description
Dragon with pearl at centre surrounded by English legend.
Reverse script
Latin
Reverse lettering
HU-NAN
TEN CASH
Edge
Smooth.
Mint
Mintage
ND
(1902-1906) - Y#112: Without ring around pearl; narrow spaced `HU-NAN`; centres of petals depressed - ND
(1902-1906) - Y#112.1: Without ring around pearl; wide spaced `HU-NAN`; centres of petals depressed - ND
(1902-1906) - Y#112.2: Without ring around pearl; wide spaced `HU-NAN`; centres of petals not depressed - ND
(1902-1906) - Y#112.4: Without ring around pearl; narrow spaced `HU-NAN`; centres of petals not depressed - ND
(1902-1906) - Y#112.5: With ring around pearl; centres of petals not depressed - ND
(1902-1906) - Y#112.6: With ring around pearl; centres of petals depressed -