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10 Cash - Xuantong Ministry of Revenue, Manchu: Xuantong, brass
| Issuer | Empire of China |
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| Year | 1909 |
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| Technique | Milled |
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| Obverse script | Chinese (traditional, regular script), Manchu |
| Obverse lettering | 酉 ᡤᡝᡥᡠᠩᡤᡝ ᠶᠣᠰᠣ ᡳ ᠠᠨᡳᠶᠠᡳ ᠸᡝᡳᠯᡝᡥᡝ 己 部度支 大 幣川銅 清 文十錢制當 (Translation: Xuantong (Emperor) / Made in the Year 46 Ministry of Revenue (minting authority) Great Qing's copper currency / Szechuan (mint) Currency worth 10 Cash (Wen)) |
| Reverse description | A coiled imperial dragon is depicted at centre, presented in high relief with sinuous body and elaborate scale detail, clutching or pursuing a flaming pearl. Above the dragon, a circular Chinese legend reads 造年統宣 (Made in the reign of Xuantong). Below, the English inscription TAI-CHING-TI-KUO COPPER COIN arcs along the lower rim in Latin characters, identifying this as a copper coin of the Great Qing Empire for international commercial recognition. |
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