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10 Cash - Xuantong
| Issuer | Empire of China |
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| Year | 1911 |
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| Shape | Round |
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| Obverse description | Central field features the denomination characters 十文 (Ten Cash/Wen) in bold regular script (kaishu), enclosed within a beaded inner circle and flanked by a symmetrical open wreath of grain stalks tied at the base with a ribbon. Flanking the wreath are two rosette ornaments at the sides. The outer legend, read right to left in traditional Chinese, carries the reign-date and monetary equivalence inscription: 宣統三年 (Year 3 of Xuantong) at the top and 換銀幣一圓百枚 (100 coins exchangeable for one silver Yuan) at the bottom, all rendered in raised relief against a smooth field. |
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| Obverse lettering | 年三統宣 十 文 圓一幣銀換枚百 (Translation: Year 3 of Xuantong 10 Cash (Wen) 100 in 1 silver Yuan) |
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| Edge | Plain |
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