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10 Cash - Guangxu Foo-Kien, copper
| Issuer | Fukien Province |
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| Year | 1901-1905 |
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| Currency | Yuan (1896-1949) |
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| Obverse script | Chinese, Manchu |
| 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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