10 Cash - Guangxu Hu Poo

€34,850.00
IssuerEmpire of China
Year1903-1905
TypeStandard circulation coin
Value10 Cash (0.01)
CurrencyYuan (1903-1912)
CompositionCopper
Weight7.50 g
Dimensions28 mm
Thickness1.7 mm
Shape and TechniqueRound
Milled
OrientationMedal alignment ↑↑
Engraver(s)
In circulation to
Reference(s) Y#4
Obverse descriptionFour Chinese ideograms read top to bottom, right to left, with Manchu characters above and more ideograms around.
Obverse scriptChinese (traditional, regular script), Mongolian / Manchu
Obverse letteringᠪᠠᡩᠠᡵᠠᠩᡤᠠ ᡩᠣᡵᠣ ᡳ ᠶᡠᠸᠠᠨ ᠪᠣᠣ 部戶 光 寶 元 緒 文十錢制當
(Translation: Guangxu (Emperor) / Yuanbao (Original currency) Ministry of Revenue (minting authority) Guangxu (Emperor) / Yuanbao (Original currency) Currency worth 10 Cash (Wen))
Reverse descriptionDragon with pearl at centre with English legend above and below.
Reverse scriptLatin
Reverse letteringHU POO TEN CASH
(Translation: Ministry of Revenue)
EdgeSmooth.
Mint
MintageND (1903-1905)  - Y#4: Larger reverse legend text -
ND (1903-1905)  - Y#4.1: Smaller reverse legend text -
Catalog ID7448645440
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