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10 Fen - Guangxu Pattern, silver
| Issuer | Szechuan Province |
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| Year | 1897 |
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| Composition | Silver |
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| Obverse description | Central field displays the four large Chinese characters 光 (Guang), 緒 (Xu), 元 (Yuan), and 寶 (Bao) — reading 'Guangxu Yuanbao' (Original Treasure of the Guangxu Emperor) — arranged around a smaller vertical Manchu script inscription at center. The surrounding legend along the upper arc reads 四川省造 (Made in Szechuan Province) in Chinese, with additional Manchu characters flanking the central inscription. The lower arc bears the weight denomination 庫平七分二釐 (7.2 Candareens, Treasury standard) in Chinese. Small decorative rosettes appear in the field between the legend elements. The entire design is enclosed within a beaded inner border and an outer milled rim. |
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| Obverse script | Chinese, Manchu |
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Szechuan's pattern coinages of the 1890s were produced as the province negotiated the introduction of machine-struck currency against considerable resistance from Beijing, which was wary of provincial mints accumulating independent monetary infrastructure. This piece predates the province's authorized circulation issues by several years and was almost certainly struck in very small numbers for official inspection rather than any intended release.
The "var." designation against KM#Pn9 suggests a die or specification difference from the primary recorded specimen — likely in the arrangement of characters or a subtle gauge variation — but documentation remains thin enough that attribution is still disputed among specialists.