20 Fen - Guangxu Eight characters, type 1

€34,854.00
IssuerAnhwei Province
Year1897-1898
TypeStandard circulation coin
Value20 Fen (0.20)
CurrencyYuan (1897-1949)
CompositionSilver (.820)
Weight5.30 g
Dimensions
Thickness
Shape and TechniqueRound
Milled
OrientationMedal alignment ↑↑
Engraver(s)
In circulation to
Reference(s) Y#43.2, Y#43.3, Y#43.4
Obverse descriptionFour Chinese ideograms read top to bottom, right left with Manchu characters in the centre, all surrounded by more Chinese ideograms.
Obverse scriptChinese, Mongolian / Manchu
Obverse lettering造省徽安年四十二 光 ᠪᠠᡩᠠᡵᠠᠩᡤᠠ 寶 ᠶᡠᠸᠠᠨ ᠪᠣᠣ 元 ᡩᠣᡵᠣ 緒 釐四分四錢一平庫
(Translation: Made in Anhwei Province in Year 24 Guangxu (Emperor) / Yuanbao (Original currency) Guangxu (Emperor) / Yuanbao (Original currency) Worth 1 Mace and 4.4 Candareens (weight))
Reverse descriptionDragon with pearl at centre surrounded by English legend.
Reverse scriptLatin
Reverse letteringAN-HWEI PROVINCE 1 MACE AND 4.4 CANDAREENS
EdgeReeded.
Mint
Mintage23 (1897)  - Y#43.2: 年三十二 -
24 (1898)  - Y#43.3: 年四十二 (without A S T C in field) -
24 (1898)  - Y#43.4: 年四十二 (with A S T C in field) -
Catalog ID6001151680
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