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4 Fen - Guangxu Pattern
| Issuer | Fengtien Province |
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| Year | 1899 |
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| Value | 4 Fen (0.04) |
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| Obverse description | Round brass pattern coin featuring a central square hole surrounded by four boldly rendered Chinese characters arranged in the traditional cash coin format. Reading clockwise from the top: 光 (Guang), 通 (Tong), 緒 (Xu), 寶 (Bao), forming the legend 光緒通寶 (Guangxu Tongbao), meaning 'Circulating Currency of the Guangxu Emperor.' The characters are cast in high relief with strong, well-defined strokes against a flat field. The plain outer rim frames the design cleanly, consistent with a Western-style milled production technique adapted to a traditional cash coin format. |
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| Obverse lettering | 光 寶 通 緒 (Translation: Guang Xu Tong Bao — Guangxu (Emperor) / Circulating currency) |
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| Edge | Plain |
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