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20 Fen - Guangxu Uncircled dragon
| Issuer | Kiangnan Province Mint |
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| Year | 1898-1900 |
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| Shape | Round |
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| Obverse script | Chinese, Manchu |
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| Reverse description | The reverse displays a coiled Chinese Imperial dragon rendered in high relief at the center of the field, shown without a surrounding circle — the so-called 'uncircled dragon' type characteristic of the earliest Kiangnan Province issues. The dragon faces right with its head turned forward, clutching a flaming pearl beneath its body, with detailed scaled body, antlered head, and clawed feet clearly defined. Encircling the dragon is a raised Latin legend reading 'KIANG NAN PROVINCE' along the upper arc and '1 MACE AND 4.4 CANDAREENS' along the lower arc, separated by six-pointed star ornaments at each side. The entire design is enclosed within a uniform beaded border. The style reflects the transitional machine-struck coinage introduced at the Nanking Mint in the late Guangxu reign. |
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| Mintage | 35 (1898) - Y#143a: 戌戊 (large English legend) - 35 (1898) - Y#143a.1: 戌戊 (small English legend) - 36 (1899) - Y#143a.2: 亥己 - 11,096,000 37 (1900) - Y#142a.4: 子庚 - 5,796,000 |
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