10 Cash - Xuantong Without minting authority, Chinese: Guangxu, mule

€243,651.00
IssuerEmpire of China
Year1909
TypeStandard circulation coin
Value10 Cash (0.01)
CurrencyYuan (1903-1912)
CompositionCopper
Weight7.42 g
Dimensions28 mm
Thickness
Shape and TechniqueRound
Milled
OrientationMedal alignment ↑↑
Engraver(s)
In circulation to
Reference(s) Y#20e.1
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 酉己 大 幣奉銅 清 文十錢制當
(Translation: Xuantong (Emperor) / Made in the Year 46 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
Mintage46 (1909) 奉 - 酉己: Y#20e.1: Fengtien Mint -
Catalog ID7004715310
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