20 Cash - Guangxu Hu Poo, with circled dragon

€241,370.00
IssuerEmpire of China
Year1903-1905
TypeStandard circulation coin
Value20 Cash (0.02)
CurrencyYuan (1903-1912)
CompositionCopper
Weight10.14 g
Dimensions32 mm
Thickness
Shape and TechniqueRound
Milled
OrientationMedal alignment ↑↑
Engraver(s)
In circulation to
Reference(s) Y#5aa
Obverse descriptionFour Chinese ideograms read top to bottom, right to left, with Manchu characters above and more ideograms around.
Obverse scriptChinese (traditional, regular script), Mongolian / Manchu
Obverse letteringᠪᠠᡩᠠᡵᠠᠩᡤᠠ ᡩᠣᡵᠣ ᡳ ᠶᡠᠸᠠᠨ ᠪᠣᠣ 部戶 光 寶 元 緒 文十二錢制當
(Translation: Guangxu (Emperor) / Yuanbao (Original currency) Ministry of Revenue (minting authority) Guangxu (Emperor) / Yuanbao (Original currency) Currency worth 5 Cash (Wen))
Reverse descriptionDragon with pearl at centre with English legend above and below.
Reverse scriptLatin
Reverse letteringHU POO 20 CASH
(Translation: Ministry of Revenue)
EdgeSmooth.
Mint
MintageND (1903-1905)  - -
Catalog ID6700628520
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