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5 Fen - Guangxu
| Issuer | Hunan Province |
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| Year | 1898 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Obverse description | Central field features four Chinese ideograms arranged top to bottom and read right to left, flanked by Manchu script characters at centre. The entire central device is encircled by an outer ring of Chinese ideograms denoting the issuing province, reign title, and denomination in candareens. The inscription identifies the coin as a product of Hunan Province, struck during the Guangxu reign period, with a stated weight of 3.6 candareens. A beaded inner border frames the central legends, with a further beaded rim encircling the full obverse design. |
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| Obverse lettering | 造省南湖 光 ᠪᠠᡩᠠᡵᠠᠩᡤᠠ 寶 ᠶᡠᠸᠠᠨ ᠪᠣᠣ 元 ᡩᠣᡵᠣ 緒 釐六分三平庫 (Translation: Made in Hunan Province Guangxu (Emperor) / Yuanbao (Original currency) Guangxu (Emperor) / Yuanbao (Original currency) Worth 3.6 Candareens (weight)) |
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| Reverse script | Latin |
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