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10 Cash - Guangxu Foo-Kien, copper
| Issuer | Fukien Province |
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| Year | 1901-1905 |
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| Technique | Milled |
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| Obverse description | Central field bears four large Chinese ideograms arranged vertically and horizontally, flanked by Manchu script characters at centre. The entire central device is encircled by a border of additional Chinese ideograms forming the mint and denominational legend. The inscriptions identify the issuing mint as Fukien, the reign title as Guangxu, and the denomination as ten cash, rendered in both Chinese and Manchu scripts. |
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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) |
| Reverse description | A coiled Imperial Chinese dragon rendered in high relief occupies the central field, its scaly body curling upon itself with clawed feet extended and a horned head facing forward. A flaming pearl is depicted beneath the dragon's head at centre. The dragon is enclosed within a beaded inner circle, with the provincial name FOO-KIEN arcing along the upper periphery and the denomination 10 CASH inscribed along the lower periphery in Latin letters. Small six-pointed rosettes serve as dividers between the legend elements. |
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