20 Cash - Xuantong Redesigned dragon, Kirin type

€243,647.00
IssuerEmpire of China
Year1909
TypeStandard circulation coin
Value20 Cash (0.02)
CurrencyYuan (1903-1912)
CompositionCopper
Weight12.02 g
Dimensions32 mm
Thickness1.5 mm
Shape and TechniqueRound
Milled
OrientationMedal alignment ↑↑
Engraver(s)
In circulation to
Reference(s) Y#21p
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 letteringᡤᡝᡥᡠᠩᡤᡝ ᠶᠣᠰᠣ ᡳ ᠠᠨᡳᠶᠠᡳ ᠸᡝᡳᠯᡝᡥᡝ 酉己 大 幣吉銅 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 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 COPPER COIN
(Translation: Made in the reign of Xuantong (Emperor) Copper coin of the Great Qing Empire)
EdgeSmooth.
Mint
Mintage46 (1909) 吉 - 酉己: Y#21p: Kirin Mint -
Catalog ID8309244030
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