5 Cash - Guangxu Without minting authority

€246,842.00
IssuerEmpire of China
Year1907
TypeStandard circulation coin
Value5 Cash (0.005)
CurrencyYuan (1903-1912)
CompositionCopper
Weight4.10 g
Dimensions24 mm
Thickness1.1 mm
Shape and TechniqueRound
Milled
OrientationMedal alignment ↑↑
Engraver(s)
In circulation to
Reference(s) Y#9.1
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 letteringᡤᡝᡥᡠᠩᡤᡝ ᠶᠣᠰᠣ ᡳ ᠠᠨᡳᠶᠠᡳ ᠸᡝᡳᠯᡝᡥᡝ 未丁 大 幣銅 清 文五錢制當
(Translation: Guangxu (Emperor) / Made in the Year 44 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
Mintage44 (1907)  - 未丁: Y#9.1: Tientsin Central Mint -
Catalog ID2211881410
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