10 Cash - Guangxu Mule

€2.00
IssuerKiangnan Province
Year1906
TypeStandard circulation coin
Value10 Cash (0.01)
CurrencyYuan (1898-1949)
CompositionCopper
Weight7.40 g
Dimensions28 mm
Thickness1.5 mm
Shape and TechniqueRound
Milled
OrientationMedal alignment ↑↑
Engraver(s)
In circulation to
Reference(s) Y#140.1-2, Y#A140
Obverse descriptionFour Chinese ideograms read top to bottom, right to left, with Manchu characters above and more ideograms around.
Obverse script
Obverse lettering午 ᠪᠠᡩᠠᠷᠠᠩᡤᠠ ᡩᠣᠷᠣ ᡳ ᠠᠨᡳᠶᠠᡳ ᠸᡝᡳᠯᡝᡥᡝ 丙 部戶 大 幣銅 清 文十錢制當
(Translation: Guangxu (Emperor) / Made in the Year 43 Ministry of Revenue (minting authority) Great Qing`s copper currency Currency worth 10 Cash (Wen))
Reverse descriptionDragon with pearl at centre and mountain below, all with English legeng above and below and Manchu characters at either side.
Reverse script
Reverse letteringKIANG-NAN ᠪᠣᠣ ᠨᡳᠩ TEN CASH
(Translation: Boo-ning (Mint))
EdgeSmooth.
Mint
Mintage43 (1906) 甯 - Y#140.1: 午丙 (mintmark in relief with disc) -
43 (1906) 甯 - Y#140.2: 午丙 (mintmark incuse with disc) -
43 (1906) 甯 - Y#A140: 午丙 (mintmark in relief without disc) -
Catalog ID8441339380
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