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5 Cash - Guangxu Copper
| Issuer | Fukien Province |
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| Year | 1901-1903 |
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| Shape | Round |
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| Obverse script | Chinese, Manchu |
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| Reverse description | A coiled Imperial Chinese dragon occupies the central field, depicted in high relief with scaled body, clawed feet, and a flaming pearl beneath its head. The dragon is surrounded by a beaded inner circle. Above, the provincial name FOO-KIEN arcs along the upper legend, while the denomination 5 CASH is inscribed along the lower arc, with a small six-petalled rosette on each side flanking the dragon. The entire design is enclosed by a toothed or beaded outer border. |
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Fukien's copper cash issues of this period were minted at the Foochow Arsenal, a facility better known for arms production than coinage. The province was among the later adopters of machine-struck copper in China's decentralized modernization push, and output was inconsistent enough that die quality varies considerably across the run.
Y#99 specifically attributes this type to the Foochow mint's transitional period before provincial minting authority was increasingly absorbed into broader Qing monetary reforms after 1905.