30 Cash - Guangxu Pattern, type 2, copper

€296,993.00
IssuerSzechuan Province
Year1904
TypePattern
Value30 Cash (0.03)
CurrencyYuan (1897-1949)
CompositionCopper
Weight
Dimensions
Thickness
Shape and TechniqueRound
Milled
OrientationMedal alignment ↑↑
Engraver(s)
In circulation to
Reference(s) KM#Pn6
Obverse descriptionFour Chinese ideograms read top to bottom, right to left with flower at the centre, all with Manchu characters on either side and more ideograms above and below.
Obverse scriptChinese, Mongolian / Manchu
Obverse lettering造省川四 ᠪᠣᠣ ᠶᡠᠸᠠᠨ 光 寶 元 緒 十三當
(Translation: Made in Szechuan Province Yuanboa (Original currency) Guangxu (Emperor) / Yuanbao (Original currency) Worth 30 (Cash))
Reverse descriptionDragon with pearl at centre, all surrounded by English legend.
Reverse scriptLatin
Reverse letteringSZE CHUAN 30 CASH
EdgeSmooth.
Mint
MintageND (1904)  - -
Catalog ID2530028480
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