2 Jiao - Guangxu Kirin type

€58,296.00
IssuerEmpire of China
Year1909
TypeStandard circulation coin
Value2 Jiao (0.2)
CurrencyYuan (1903-1912)
CompositionSilver (.820)
Weight5.10 g
Dimensions24 mm
Thickness
Shape and TechniqueRound
Milled
OrientationMedal alignment ↑↑
Engraver(s)
In circulation to
Reference(s) Y#22
Obverse descriptionFour Chinese ideograms read top to bottom, right to left with on ideogram in the centre, more above and below, and Manchu words to the right and left.
Obverse scriptChinese (traditional, regular script), Mongolian / Manchu
Obverse lettering厰分幣造 ᡤᡝᡥᡠᠩᡤᡝ ᠶᠣᠰᠣ 壹 寶 吉 元 統 釐四分四錢一平庫
(Translation: Factory made coin Xuantong (Emperor) Xuantong (Emperor) / Yuanbao (Original currency) Ki (Kirin) Worth 1 Mace and 4.4 Candareens (weight))
Reverse descriptionDragon with pearl at centre with Chinese ideograms above and English legend below.
Reverse scriptChinese (traditional, regular script), Latin
Reverse lettering造年統宣 TAI-CHING-TI-KUO SILVER COIN
(Translation: Made in the reign of Xuantong (Emperor) Silver coin of the Great Qing Empire)
EdgeReeded.
Mint
MintageND (1909)  - Y#22: Mintmark on raised disc -
ND (1909)  - Y#22.2: Mintmark within circle -
Catalog ID8315230870
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