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20 Fen - Xuantong Type 2
| Issuer | Manchurian Provinces |
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| Year | 1911 |
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| Diameter | 24 mm |
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| Obverse description | Central field features four large Chinese ideograms arranged to be read top to bottom and right to left, flanking a central cartouche containing Manchu script characters. The entire central device is encircled by a continuous band of smaller Chinese ideograms forming the peripheral legend, denoting the issuing authority, reign title, and denomination in traditional weight equivalents. The design is contained within a beaded border. |
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| Obverse lettering | 造省三東 宣 寶 ᠶᡠᠸᠠᠨ ᡩᠠᡳᠴᡳᠩ ᠪᠣᠣ 元 統 釐四分四錢一平庫 (Translation: Made in the Three East Provinces Xuantong (Emperor) / Yuanbao (Original currency) Qing (dynasty) / Yuanbao (Original currency) Worth 1 Mace and 4.4 Candareens (weight)) |
| Reverse description | Central device depicts a sinuous five-clawed imperial dragon in high relief, coiling dynamically and clutching a flaming pearl, rendered in the late Qing provincial style with detailed scales and flame-like appendages. The dragon occupies the majority of the field, with decorative cloud motifs filling the surrounding space. The upper peripheral legend reads MANCHURIAN PROVIENCES and the lower legend reads 1 MACE AND 4.4 CANDAREENS, all within a beaded border. |
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