Four Chinese ideograms read top to bottom, right to left with one in the centre, all surrounded by more ideograms.
Obverse script
Chinese
Obverse lettering
造府督都建福
亥辛
中
寶閩元
華
釐四分四錢一平庫 (Translation: Made in Fukien Mint Year 48 China / Yuanbao (Original currency) Fu (Fukien) Worth 1 Mace and 4.4 Candareens (weight))
Reverse description
Flower with one Chinese ideogram in the centre surrounded by nine double-dots-attached-by-lines, all surrounded by English legend.
Reverse script
Chinese, Latin
Reverse lettering
FOO-KIEN
閩
1 MACE AND 44 CANDAREENS (Translation: Fu (Fukien))