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10 Cash - Guangxu Foo-Kien, brass
| Issuer | Fukien Province Mint |
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| Year | 1901-1905 |
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| Thickness | 1.8 mm |
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| Obverse description | Central field bears four large Chinese ideograms arranged vertically, flanked by Manchu script characters at centre, the whole surrounded by a circular band of additional Chinese ideograms forming the mint and denomination legend. The inscription identifies the Fukien Mint, the Guangxu Emperor's reign title, and the denomination of ten cash. A beaded inner border separates the central legends from the outer ring of characters. The overall layout follows the traditional format of late Qing provincial machine-struck cash coinage. |
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| Obverse lettering | 造局官建福 光 寶 ᠪᠣᠣ ᡶᡠ 元 緒 文十錢當枚毎 (Translation: Made at Fukien Mint Guangxu (Emperor) / Yuanbao (Original currency) Boo-fu (Fukien Mint) Each 10 Cash currency is one unit) |
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Fukien's copper cash production in the early 1900s was chronically inconsistent — the provincial mint struggled with both metal supply and equipment maintenance, leading to frequent alloy substitutions. Brass examples like this one represent those substitutions in practice, struck when copper stocks ran short rather than as a deliberate policy decision.
Y#100.2a distinguishes this variety from the more common copper strikes of the same type. Brass survivors tend to appear in better preservation, likely reflecting shorter or interrupted circulation runs tied directly to supply disruptions at the Foochow facility.