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10 Cash - Xuantong
| Issuer | Empire of China |
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| Year | 1911 |
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| Reference(s) | Y#27 |
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| Obverse script | Chinese (traditional, regular script) |
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| Reverse description | A sinuous five-clawed Imperial dragon in high relief occupies the central field, depicted in profile amid stylized clouds, with its head turned to face the viewer's right. Four large Chinese characters in regular script are arranged around the dragon at the cardinal points, reading 大清銅幣 (Great Qing Copper Currency) from top to bottom and right to left. The design is contained within a plain raised rim, with the overall composition reflecting the standardized Qing dynasty machine-struck copper cash aesthetic. |
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Xuantong's reign lasted just three years before the Xinhai Revolution ended two millennia of imperial rule in China. This 1911 issue was struck in the final months of the dynasty — the revolution broke out in October of that year, and by February 1912 the child emperor Puyi had abdicated. Coins dated to this final year were produced across multiple provincial mints operating with little central coordination, which accounts for the die variation collectors encounter across ostensibly identical pieces.