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20 Cash - Xuantong Redesigned dragon, Kirin type
| Issuer | Empire of China |
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| Year | 1909 |
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| Technique | Milled |
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| Obverse script | Chinese (traditional, regular script) / Manchu |
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| Reverse description | Central device depicts a coiled dragon in high relief facing forward, grasping a flaming pearl at centre, rendered in the redesigned Kirin-mint dragon style characteristic of the 1909 Xuantong issues. A circular legend in Chinese characters reading '造年統宣' (Made in the reign of Xuantong) appears above the dragon. The English legend 'TAI-CHING-TI-KUO COPPER COIN' is inscribed along the lower periphery in Latin characters, reflecting the bilingual presentation adopted for international commerce. The dragon's scales, whiskers, and claws are rendered with fine milled detail, distinguishing this Kirin Mint type from contemporary provincial issues. |
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| Mintage | 46 (1909) 吉 - 酉己: Y#21p: Kirin Mint |
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