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10 Cash - Guangxu Eight-petalled flower at centre, uncircled dragon, brass
| Issuer | Hupeh Provincial Mint |
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| Year | 1902-1905 |
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| Value | 10 Cash (0.010) |
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| Obverse script | Chinese, Manchu |
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| Reverse description | Central device depicts a sinuous imperial five-clawed dragon rendered in high relief, coiling through stylised clouds and flames without an encircling border, its head facing forward at the centre of the composition. The dragon's scaled body curves prominently across the field, with flame-tipped appendages extending toward the periphery. The upper arc carries the Latin legend HU-PEH PROVINCE, while the lower arc bears the denomination TEN CASH, both separated from the central device by a dotted inner border. The entire design is enclosed within a toothed milled rim. |
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Hupeh was among the first Chinese provinces to establish a modern steam-powered mint, opened in 1893 under Zhang Zhidong's industrialization program. The uncircled dragon variant catalogued here reflects one of several die modifications made during the 1902–1905 run, as the provincial mint experimented with design elements without central Qing authorization — a pattern that would eventually prompt Beijing to attempt, largely unsuccessfully, to standardize provincial cash coinage in 1905.