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20 Fen - Guangxu 1 Mace and 4.6 Candareens
| Issuer | Kwangtung Province |
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| Year | 1889 |
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| Thickness | 1.5 mm |
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| Obverse description | Central field features four Chinese ideograms arranged vertically and read top to bottom, right to left, flanked by Manchu script characters at centre. The design is enclosed within a beaded inner border, with a continuous English-language legend encircling the periphery identifying the issuing province and denomination. The overall layout is formal and symmetrical, consistent with late Qing dynasty provincial coinage style. |
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| Obverse lettering | KWANG-TUNG PROVINCE 光 ᠪᠠᡩᠠᡵᠠᠩᡤᠠ 寶 ᠶᡠᠸᠠᠨ ᠪᠣᠣ 元 ᡩᠣᡵᠣ 緒 1 MACE AND 4 ⅗ CANDAREENS (Translation: Guangxu (Emperor) / Yuanbao (Original currency) Guangxu (Emperor) / Yuanbao (Original currency)) |
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| Reverse lettering | 造省東廣 釐六分四錢一平庫 (Translation: Made in Kwangtung Province Worth 1 Mace and 4.6 Candareens (weight)) |
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