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2 Cash - Guangxu Pattern
| Issuer | Kiangsu Province |
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| Year | 1901 |
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| Weight | 2.14 g |
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| Obverse description | Central field occupied by four Chinese ideograms arranged vertically, reading top to bottom and right to left, flanking a floral rosette at centre. Manchu script characters appear to either side of the central inscription, while additional Chinese ideograms form a circular legend around the periphery of the field. The overall layout follows the traditional arrangement of Qing dynasty provincial coinage, combining reign title, mint name, and denomination. |
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| Obverse lettering | 造省蘇江 ᠪᠣᠣ ᠰᡠ 光 寶元 緒 文二錢當元毎 (Translation: Made in Kiangsu Province Boo-su (mint) Guangxu (Emperor) / Yuanbao (Original currency) Each piece worth 2 Cash) |
| Reverse description | A sinuous Imperial Chinese dragon is depicted in high relief within a beaded inner circle, coiling through the central field with a flaming pearl at centre. The dragon is rendered with finely detailed scales, claws, and flowing whiskers in the style typical of late Qing provincial patterns. Two six-pointed rosette ornaments flank the dragon at the mid-field. The Latin legend is divided between the upper arc reading KIANG-SOO and the lower arc reading TWO CASH, separated by the rosettes, all within a beaded border. |
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