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2 Mace - Guangxu Pattern, 'SUNGAREI', copper
| Issuer | Sinkiang Province |
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| Year | 1897 |
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| Reference(s) | KM#Pn43, Kann#1033x |
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| Obverse script | Chinese, Mongolian / Manchu |
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| Reverse description | At centre, a sinuous five-clawed imperial dragon is depicted in high relief, coiling dynamically around a flaming pearl, its scaled body rendered with fine detail characteristic of late Qing dragon coinage. The dragon faces left with an open mouth and prominent horns, surrounded by stylised flames and clouds. The peripheral legend is inscribed in Latin letters along the upper arc reading 'SUNGAREI', and the denomination '2 MACE' appears along the lower arc, separated by small rosette or star stops. The entire design is contained within a beaded border. |
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Sinkiang — China's vast northwestern frontier — operated its own mints at Kashgar, Urumqi, and Kulja largely because Beijing's supply lines were simply too unreliable to serve the region. This 1897 pattern was struck as part of exploratory efforts to modernize Sinkiang's coinage along Western-influenced lines, at a moment when the Qing court was under sustained pressure to rationalize its chaotic provincial mint system. The romanization "SUNGAREI" refers to Dzungaria, the northern basin of the province, pointing to Urumqi as the likely intended issuing authority.
Patterns from this series are genuinely rare in any metal. The copper survivors are fewer still.