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20 Fen - Guangxu Pei Yang
| Issuer | Pei Yang Arsenal Mint |
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| Year | 1899-1905 |
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| Value | 20 Fen (0.20) |
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| Obverse description | Central field displays the four-character Chinese legend 光緒元寶 (Guangxu Yuanbao) arranged around a floral rosette motif within a beaded inner circle. The upper arc of the outer legend reads 北洋造 (Made in Pei Yang) in Chinese characters, while the lower arc bears the weight denomination 庫平一錢四分四釐 (Treasury Standard 1 Mace 4.4 Candareens). Manchu script flanks the central device on both sides within the inner circle. The coin's rim is defined by a fine toothed border, and the overall engraving style is characteristic of late Qing mechanical mint production. |
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| Obverse lettering | 光緒元寶 ᠪᠠᡩᠠᡵᠠᠩᡤᠠ ᡩᠣᡵᠣ ᠶᡠᠸᠠᠨ ᠪᠣᠣ 北洋造 庫平一錢四分四釐 (Translation: Guangxu Yuanbao / Badarangga Doro (Guangxu) / Yuwan Boo (Yuanbao) / Made in Pei Yang / Treasury Standard 1 Mace 4.4 Candareens) |
| Reverse description | Central device features a boldly rendered Imperial Chinese dragon in high relief, depicted facing forward with head at center, surrounded by stylized clouds and flames. The dragon's scales, claws, and whiskers are finely detailed in the mechanical engraving style of the Pei Yang Mint. The circumferential legend in Latin characters reads '25TH YEAR OF KUANG HSU PEI YANG,' referencing the 25th regnal year of the Guangxu Emperor (1899). A beaded inner border frames the dragon device, and the toothed milled rim encircles the entire design. |
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