20 Fen - Guangxu Uncircled dragon, redesigned dragon

€1.00
IssuerKiangnan Province
Year1899-1905
TypeStandard circulation coin
Value20 Fen (0.20)
CurrencyYuan (1898-1949)
CompositionSilver (.820)
Weight5.30 g
Dimensions24 mm
Thickness
Shape and TechniqueRound
Milled
OrientationMedal alignment ↑↑
Engraver(s)
In circulation to
Reference(s) Y#143a.3, Y#143a.5-14
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造省南江 子庚 光 ᠪᠠᡩᠠᡵᠠᠩᡤᠠ 寶 ᠶᡠᠸᠠᠨ ᠪᠣᠣ 元 ᡩᠣᡵᠣ 緒 釐四分四錢一平庫
(Translation: Made in Kiangnan Province Year 37 Guangxu (Emperor) / Yuanbao (Original currency) Guangxu (Emperor) / Yuanbao (Original currency) 1 Mace and 4.4 Candareens (weight))
Reverse descriptionDragon with pearl at centre surrounded by English legend.
Reverse scriptLatin
Reverse letteringKIANG NAN PROVINCE 1 MACE AND 4.4 CANDAREENS
EdgeReeded.
Mint
Mintage36 (1899)  - Y#143a.3: 亥己 -
37 (1900)  - Y#142a.5: 子庚 -
38 (1901)  - Y#143a.14: 丑辛 (without `HAH`; spelled `MACI`) -
38 (1901)  - Y#143a.6: 丑辛 (without `HAH`; spelled `MACE`) - 47 114 000
38 (1901)  - Y#143a.7: 丑辛 (with `HAH`) -
39 (1902)  - Y#143a.8: 寅壬 (with `HAH`) - 15 754 000
40 (1903)  - Y#142a.10: 卯癸 (with `HAH` and without rosette) -
40 (1903)  - Y#142a.9: 卯癸 (with `HAH` and rosette) - 2 432 000
41 (1904)  - Y#143a.11: 辰甲 (with `HAH TH`) -
42 (1905)  - Y#142a.12: 巳乙 (without `hƧ`) -
42 (1905)  - Y#142a.13: 巳乙 (with `hƧ`) -
Catalog ID4056337350
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