2 Cash - Guangxu Brass

€1.00
IssuerEmpire of China
Year1906
TypeStandard circulation coin
Value2 Cash (0.002)
CurrencyYuan (1903-1912)
CompositionBrass
Weight1.49 g
Dimensions17 mm
Thickness
Shape and TechniqueRound
Milled
OrientationMedal alignment ↑↑
Engraver(s)
In circulation to
Reference(s) Y#8
Obverse descriptionFour Chinese ideograms read top to bottom, right to left, with Manchu characters above and more ideograms around.
Obverse scriptChinese (traditional, regular script), Mongolian / Manchu
Obverse lettering午 ᠪᠠᡩᠠᠷᠠᠩᡤᠠ ᡩᠣᠷᠣ ᡳ ᠠᠨᡳᠶᠠᡳ ᠸᡝᡳᠯᡝᡥᡝ 丙 部戶 大 幣銅 清 文二錢制當
(Translation: Guangxu (Emperor) / Made in the Year 43 Hu Poo (Ministry of Revenue) Great Qing`s copper currency Currency worth 2 Cash (Wen))
Reverse descriptionDragon with pearl at centre.
Reverse script
Reverse lettering
EdgeSmooth.
Mint
Mintage43 (1906)  - 午丙: Y#8(n/a): Tientsin Central Mint (no mintmark; not in Krause) -
43 (1906)  - 午丙: Y#8f: Fukien Mint -
Catalog ID8359339220
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