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5 Cash - Guangxu Copper
| Issuer | Szechuan Province Mint |
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| Year | 1903-1904 |
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| Orientation | Medal alignment ↑↑ |
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| Obverse script | Chinese, Manchu |
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| Reverse description | A coiled Imperial five-clawed dragon occupies the central field, rendered in high relief with a flaming pearl depicted at its chest. The dragon faces forward with its body curling around the central device, surrounded by stylized clouds and flames. The English legend 'SZECHUAN PROVINCE' arcs along the upper periphery, while '5 CASH' is inscribed in the lower portion, all enclosed within a beaded border. |
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Szechuan's copper cash series of 1903–1904 emerged directly from the Qing court's 1900 edict authorizing provincial mints to produce machine-struck copper coins as a response to the chronic shortage of small-denomination currency and the rampant counterfeiting plaguing hand-cast cash. Szechuan was among the more remote and administratively independent provinces, and its mint operated with considerable latitude from Beijing's oversight.
Y#225 is among the scarcer provincial issues of the period — Szechuan's output was inconsistent, and the mint faced repeated interruptions from both supply problems and the political instability preceding the 1911 Revolution.