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4 Qian Bullion coinage, Changsha Chien-Yi Firm
| Issuer | Hunan Province |
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| Year | 1908 |
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| Reference(s) | Kann#980 |
| Obverse description | Central field bearing six bold Chinese characters arranged in two rows of three, reading 長乾字 / 沙益號 (Changsha Chien-Yi Firm), rendered in a fluid, brush-inspired script style. The characters are set within a plain inner circle, itself enclosed by a raised beaded border that follows the irregular, hand-finished edge of the flan. The field displays a mottled silver-grey tone consistent with hand-struck bullion coinage of the late Qing period. |
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| Obverse script | Chinese |
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| Reverse description | Central field featuring six bold Chinese characters arranged in two rows of three, reading 省足四 / 平紋錢 (Provincial Scale Fine Silver / 4 Qian), denoting the issuing authority, silver fineness standard, and denomination. The inscription is rendered in the same brush-inspired script as the obverse and is contained within a plain inner circle, surrounded by a raised beaded border consistent with the obverse design. The overall strike and flan preparation are typical of privately issued bullion sycee-related coinage from Hunan Province during the final years of the Qing dynasty. |
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