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20 Cashes - Guangxu Boo-gi
| Issuer | Kirin Provincial Mint |
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| Year | 1903 |
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| Value | 20 Cashes (0.02) |
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| Obverse script | Chinese, Manchu |
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| Reverse description | Central device depicts a sinuous Chinese imperial dragon in high relief, shown in three-quarter view amid stylised clouds and waves, pursuing a flaming pearl at the lower centre. The dragon is rendered with fine scale detail, prominent claws, and an elaborate mane, consistent with the Kirin provincial dragon type. The design is enclosed within a beaded inner circle. The Latin legend KIRIN arcs across the top of the coin and 20 CASHES arcs along the bottom, both within the outer plain rim. |
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The Kirin Provincial Mint was among the least technically consistent of China's late Qing provincial operations, and its copper cash issues from the early 1900s reflect that. Production equipment was imported piecemeal, and the mint struggled chronically with maintaining uniform planchet preparation — a known issue with this type specifically, where striking pressure varied enough across a single run to produce noticeably uneven surfaces even on uncirculated survivors.
Kirin's geographic position near the Russian and Korean borders gave its currency a circulation zone quite distinct from interior provinces, with some issues absorbed into cross-border trade rather than conventional domestic commerce.