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10 Cash - Guangxu 'SHANTUNG'
| Issuer | Shantung Province |
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| Year | 1904-1905 |
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| Value | 10 Cash (0.01) |
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| Reverse description | A coiled Imperial Chinese dragon rendered in high relief occupies the central field, its scaled body curving sinuously around a flaming pearl at centre, with the horned head facing forward. Stylised flames and cloud scrolls surround the dragon, and a dotted inner circle separates the central motif from the surrounding English legend. Two six-pointed rosette ornaments flank the legend at the sides, while a continuous beaded border and a plain rim frame the entire design. The peripheral legend reads 'SHANTUNG TEN CASH' in raised Latin capital letters. |
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| Edge | Plain |
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Shantung Province entered copper cash production later than many of its neighbors, establishing its mint only after the Qing central government began pushing provincial administrations to modernize coinage infrastructure in the early 1900s. The province's output was relatively brief and geographically limited in circulation, which accounts for the uneven survival rate across grades today.
Y#220 encompasses several die varieties distinguished by differences in the English romanization and spacing of "SHANTUNG" on the reverse legend — worth examining closely before cataloging.