| Issuer | Empire of China |
| Year | 1909 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
| Value | 20 Cash (0.02) |
| Currency | Yuan (1903-1912) |
| Composition | Copper |
| Weight | 11.26 g |
| Dimensions | 34 mm |
| Thickness | 1.5 mm |
| Shape and Technique | Round Milled |
| Orientation | Medal alignment ↑↑ |
| Engraver(s) | |
| In circulation to | |
| Reference(s) | Y#21 |
| Obverse description | Four Chinese ideograms read top to bottom, right to left, with Manchu characters above and more ideograms around. |
| Obverse script | Chinese (traditional, regular script), Mongolian / Manchu |
| Obverse lettering | ᡤᡝᡥᡠᠩᡤᡝ ᠶᠣᠰᠣ ᡳ ᠠᠨᡳᠶᠠᡳ ᠸᡝᡳᠯᡝᡥᡝ
酉己
大
幣銅
清
文十二錢制當 (Translation: Guangxu (Emperor) / Made in the Year 46 Great Qing`s copper currency Currency worth 20 Cash (Wen)) |
| Reverse description | Dragon with pearl at centre with Chinese ideograms above and English legend below. |
| Reverse script | Chinese (traditional, regular script), Latin |
| Reverse lettering | 造年統宣
TAI-CHING-TI-KUO COPPER COIN (Translation: Made in the reign of Xuantong (Emperor) Copper coin of the Great Qing Empire) |
| Edge | Smooth. |
| Mint | |
| Mintage | 46 (1909) - 酉己: Y#21.1: Teintsin Central Mint (with dot; six waves under dragon) - 46 (1909) - 酉己: Y#21.2: Teintsin Central Mint (without dot; six waves under dragon) - 46 (1909) - 酉己: Y#21.3: Teintsin Central Mint (without dot; rosette under dragon) - 46 (1909) - 酉己: Y#21.4: Teintsin Central Mint (without dot; dot below chin) - 46 (1909) - 酉己: Y#21.5: Teintsin Central Mint (without dot; five crude waves) - 46 (1909) 奉 - 酉己: Y#21e: Fengtien Mint - |
| Catalog ID | 3497221370 |
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