20 Fen Guangxu restrike

€31,922.00
IssuerYunnan Province
Year1911-1931
TypeStandard circulation coin
Value20 Fen (0.20)
CurrencyYuan (1908-1949)
CompositionSilver
Weight5.30 g
Dimensions24 mm
Thickness1.5 mm
Shape and TechniqueRound
Milled
OrientationMedal alignment ↑↑
Engraver(s)
In circulation to
Reference(s) Y#256
Obverse descriptionFour Chinese ideograms read top to bottom, right to left with Manchu characters in the centre, all surrounded by more ideograms.
Obverse script
Obverse lettering雲南省造 光 ᠪᠠᡩᠠᡵᠠᠩᡤᠠ 寶 ᠶᡠᠸᠠᠨ ᠪᠣᠣ 元 ᡩᠣᡵᠣ 緒 釐四分四錢一平庫
(Translation: Made in Yunnan Province Guangxu (Emperor) / Yuanbao (Original currency) Guangxu (Emperor) / Yuanbao (Original currency) Worth 1 Mace and 4.4 Candareens (weight))
Reverse descriptionDragon with pearl at centre with one rosette at either side.
Reverse script
Reverse lettering
EdgeReeded.
Mint
MintageND (1911-1915)  - Y#256: Two circles beneath pearl (around .800 Ag) -
ND (1911-1915)  - Y#256a: Three circles beneath pearl (around .650 Ag) -
ND (1920-1931)  - Y#256b: Two or three circles beneath pearl (approximately .400 Ag) -
Catalog ID6941820780
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