Four Chinese ideograms read top to bottom, right to left, with Manchu characters above and more ideograms around.
Obverse script
Chinese (traditional, regular script),
Mongolian / Manchu
Obverse lettering
酉 ᡤᡝᡥᡠᠩᡤᡝ ᠶᠣᠰᠣ ᡳ ᠠᠨᡳᠶᠠᡳ ᠸᡝᡳᠯᡝᡥᡝ 己
部戶
大
幣鄂銅
清
文十錢制當 (Translation: Xuantong (Emperor) / Made in the Year 46 Ministry of Revenue (minting authority) Great Qing`s copper currency / Hupeh (mint) Currency worth 10 Cash (Wen))
Reverse description
Dragon with pearl at centre with Chinese ideograms above and English legend below.
Reverse script
Chinese (traditional, regular script),
Latin
Reverse lettering
造年統宣
TAI-CHING-TI-KUO COPPER COIN (Translation: Made in the reign of Xuantong (Emperor) Copper coin of the Great Qing Empire)
Edge
Smooth.
Mint
Mintage
46 (1909) 鄂 - 酉己: Y#20j: Hupeh Mint (swirl on pearl incuse) - 371 577 000 46 (1909) 鄂 - 酉己: Y#20j.1: Hupeh Mint (swirl on pearl in relief) - 46 (1909) 鄂 - 酉己: Y#20j.2: Hupeh Mint (酉己 over 午 丙) - 46 (1909) 鄂 - 酉己: Y#20j.3: Hupeh Mint (統宣 over 緒光) -