10 Cash - Guangxu With minting authority, redesigned dragon, Hunan type, type 2

€243,414.00
IssuerEmpire of China
Year1906
TypeStandard circulation coin
Value10 Cash (0.01)
CurrencyYuan (1903-1912)
CompositionCopper
Weight6.81 g
Dimensions28 mm
Thickness1.5 mm
Shape and TechniqueRound
Milled
OrientationMedal alignment ↑↑
Engraver(s)
In circulation to
Reference(s) Y#10h.6
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 lettering午 ᠪᠠᡩᠠᠷᠠᠩᡤᠠ ᡩᠣᠷᠣ ᡳ ᠠᠨᡳᠶᠠᡳ ᠸᡝᡳᠯᡝᡥᡝ 丙 部戶 大 幣湘銅 清 文十錢制當
(Translation: Guangxu (Emperor) / Made in the Year 43 Ministry of Revenue (minting authority) Great Qing`s copper currency / Hunan (mint) Currency worth 10 Cash (Wen))
Reverse descriptionDragon with pearl at centre with Chinese ideograms above and English legend below.
Reverse scriptChinese (traditional, regular script), Latin
Reverse lettering造年緒光 TAI-CHING-TI-KUO COPPER COIN
(Translation: Made in the reign of Guangxu (Emperor) Copper coin of the Great Qing Empire)
EdgeSmooth.
Mint
Mintage43 (1906) 湘 - 午丙: Y#10h.6: Hunan Mint -
Catalog ID7418474520
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