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10 Cash - Guangxu Five-petalled flower at centre
| Issuer | Hupeh Province |
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| Year | 1902-1905 |
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| Reference(s) | Y#120.4, Y#120.6, Y#120.7, Y#120.8 |
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| Obverse script | Chinese, Manchu |
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| Reverse description | A sinuous Imperial Chinese dragon occupies the central field, depicted in high relief with detailed scales, clawed feet, and a fierce frontal visage, coiled around a central pearl or ornamental device. Small decorative elements — either four-pointed cross marks or six-pointed stars depending on the variety — appear at either side of the dragon in the field. The English legend 'HU-PEH PROVINCE' curves along the upper periphery, and 'TEN CASH' is inscribed along the lower periphery, separated by the side devices. The coin's milled border frames the design throughout. |
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Hupeh was among the first Chinese provincial mints to adopt steam-powered coinage machinery, its Wuchang facility retooled in the late 1890s with equipment sourced largely from Birmingham. The five-petalled flower variants catalogued under Y#120 reflect successive die modifications made between 1902 and 1905 — minor adjustments to the central rosette and surrounding elements that were almost certainly driven by worn working dies rather than deliberate redesign policy.
The Hupeh mint was notoriously prolific during this period, and contemporary reports noted the province was producing cash coins well in excess of sanctioned quotas.