10 Cash - Guangxu Without minting authority

€15,604.00
IssuerEmpire of China
Year1907
TypeStandard circulation coin
Value10 Cash (0.01)
CurrencyYuan (1903-1912)
CompositionCopper
Weight7.36 g
Dimensions28 mm
Thickness1.5 mm
Shape and TechniqueRound
Milled
OrientationMedal alignment ↑↑
Engraver(s)
In circulation to
Reference(s) Y#10
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 letteringᡤᡝᡥᡠᠩᡤᡝ ᠶᠣᠰᠣ ᡳ ᠠᠨᡳᠶᠠᡳ ᠸᡝᡳᠯᡝᡥᡝ 未丁 大 幣銅 清 文十錢制當
(Translation: Guangxu (Emperor) / Made in the Year 44 Great Qing`s copper currency 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
Mintage44 (1907)  - 未丁: Y#10.3: Tientsin Central Mint (without dot after KUO) -
44 (1907)  - 未丁: Y#10.4: Tientsin Central Mint (with dot after KUO) -
44 (1907)  - 未丁: Y#10.5: Tientsin Central Mint (with four dots dividing legend) -
44 (1907) 奉 - 未丁: Y#10e.2: Fengtien Mint (Mintmark on spherical disc) - 130 000
44 (1907) 奉 - 未丁: Y#10e.3: Fengtien Mint (Mintmark on flat disc) -
44 (1907) 汴 - 未丁: Y#10 g.2: Honan Mint -
Catalog ID3486064560
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