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2 Fen 5 Li - Guangxu Dragon with mountains
| Issuer | Sinkiang Province |
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| Year | 1906 |
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| Technique | Milled |
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| Obverse description | Central field bearing four large Chinese ideograms arranged in a cruciform pattern, read top to bottom and right to left, with a decorative floral rosette at the centre. The primary legend is surrounded by a further circular band of Chinese characters denoting the province, reign title, denomination, and monetary standard. The design is presented in a flat, engraved style characteristic of Sinkiang provincial coinage of the late Qing period. |
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| Edge | Plain |
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Sinkiang's copper coinage of the late Qing period emerged from a province that was perpetually underfunded and administratively isolated from Beijing. The Dihua mint — modern Ürümqi — operated under chronic resource constraints, and the mountain motif on this denomination reflects a deliberate regional distinction from central government issues. Y#A2 is among the scarcer of the Sinkiang copper types; the provincial mint's output was irregular, and surviving pieces frequently show uneven planchet preparation consistent with locally refined copper of inconsistent quality.