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10 Fen - Guangxu Pei Yang
| Issuer | Chihli Province |
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| Year | 1899 |
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| Reference(s) | Y#70 |
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| Obverse lettering | 造洋北 光 ᠪᠠᡩᠠᡵᠠᠩᡤᠠ 寶 ᠶᡠᠸᠠᠨ ᠪᠣᠣ 元 ᡩᠣᡵᠣ 緒 釐二分七平庫 (Translation: Made at Pei Yang Guangxu (Emperor) / Yuanbao (Original currency) Guangxu (Emperor) / Yuanbao (Original currency) Worth 7.2 Candareens (weight)) |
| Reverse description | A sinuous Chinese imperial dragon in high relief occupies the central field, depicted in three-quarter view with scales rendered in fine detail, its claws extended and a flaming pearl implied above its head. The dragon is surrounded by stylized clouds and waves at the base. Along the upper periphery, the English legend reads '25TH YEAR OF KUANG HSU' in raised serif letters, while 'PEI YANG' appears in the lower legend, separated by a small dot mintmark. The coin is bordered by a continuous reeded rim, consistent with the Pei Yang Arsenal mint's mechanical striking standards. |
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Pei Yang (Beiyang) Arsenal coinage was produced under Li Hongzhang's modernization program, with machinery imported from abroad to bring Chinese provincial minting into alignment with Western standards. The Chihli mint at Tianjin was among the first provincial facilities to adopt steam-powered presses, and the 1899 issues represent early output from that transition. Guangxu-era provincial silver was frequently undercut by competing local issues of inconsistent fineness, eroding public confidence in the coinage broadly.
Y#70 is among the scarcer denominations in the Pei Yang silver series.