20 Fen - Guangxu

€34,910.00
IssuerHunan Province
Year1902
TypeStandard circulation coin
Value20 Fen (0.20)
CurrencyYuan (1897-1949)
CompositionSilver (.820)
Weight5.30 g
Dimensions24 mm
Thickness
Shape and TechniqueRound
Milled
OrientationMedal alignment ↑↑
Engraver(s)
In circulation to
Reference(s) Y#116
Obverse descriptionFour Chinese ideograms read top to bottom, right to left with Manchu characters in the centre, all surrounded by more Chinese ideograms.
Obverse scriptChinese, Mongolian / Manchu
Obverse lettering造省南湖 光 ᠪᠠᡩᠠᡵᠠᠩᡤᠠ 寶 ᠶᡠᠸᠠᠨ ᠪᠣᠣ 元 ᡩᠣᡵᠣ 緒 釐四分四錢一平庫
(Translation: Made in Hunan Province Guangxu (Emperor) / Yuanbao (Original currency) Guangxu (Emperor) / Yuanbao (Original currency) Worth 1 Mace 4.4 Candareens (weight))
Reverse descriptionDragon with pearl at centre surrounded by English legend.
Reverse scriptLatin
Reverse letteringHU-NAN PROVINCE 1 MACE AND 4.4 CANDAREENS
EdgeReeded.
Mint
MintageND (1902)  - -
Catalog ID7503238310
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