5 Cash - Guangxu With minting authority, brass

€34,849.00
IssuerEmpire of China
Year1906
TypeStandard circulation coins
Value5 Cash (0.005)
CurrencyYuan (1903-1912)
CompositionBrass
Weight
Dimensions24 mm
Thickness1.1 mm
Shape and TechniqueRound
Milled
OrientationMedal alignment ↑↑
Engraver(s)
In circulation to
Reference(s) Y#9a
Obverse descriptionFour Chinese ideograms read top to bottom, right to left, with Manchu characters above and more ideograms around.
Obverse scriptChinese (traditional, regular script), Mongolian / Manchu
Obverse lettering午 ᠪᠠᡩᠠᠷᠠᠩᡤᠠ ᡩᠣᠷᠣ ᡳ ᠠᠨᡳᠶᠠᡳ ᠸᡝᡳᠯᡝᡥᡝ 丙 部戶 大 幣甯銅 清 文五錢制當
(Translation: Guangxu (Emperor) / Made in the Year 43 Ministry of Revenue (minting authority) Great Qing`s copper currency Currency worth 5 Cash (Wen))
Reverse descriptionDragon with pearl at centre with Chinese ideograms above and English legend below.
Reverse scriptChinese (traditional, regular script), Latin
Reverse lettering造年緒光 TAI-CHING-TI-KUO COPPER COIN
(Translation: Made in the reign of Guangxu (Emperor) Copper coin of the Great Qing Empire)
EdgeSmooth.
Mint
Mintage1906 南 - 午丙: Y#9k.1a: Kiangnan Mint -
1906 蘇 - 午丙: Y#9n: Kiangsu Mint -
Catalog ID1959272970
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