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5 Fen - Guangxu
| Issuer | Szechuan Province |
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| Year | 1898-1908 |
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| Reference(s) | Y#234, L&M#351, Kann#149 |
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| Obverse lettering | 造省川四 光 ᠪᠠᡩᠠᡵᠠᠩᡤᠠ 寶 ᠶᡠᠸᠠᠨ ᠪᠣᠣ 元 ᡩᠣᡵᠣ 緒 釐六分三平庫 (Translation: Made in Szechuan Province Guangxu (Emperor) / Yuanbao (Original currency) Guangxu (Emperor) / Yuanbao (Original currency) Worth 3.6 Candareens (weight)) |
| Reverse description | A coiled imperial Qing dragon dominates the central field, depicted facing forward with scales rendered in fine detail, claws outstretched, and a flaming pearl at centre. The dragon's head is shown frontally with elaborate whiskers and horns, surrounded by stylised clouds and flames. The English circular legend reads 'SZECHUEN PROVINCE' along the upper periphery and '3.6 CANDAREENS' along the lower periphery, separated by small rosette ornaments. |
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Szechuan's provincial mint operated with considerable autonomy during the late Qing period, and its fractional silver issues were produced largely to address the chronic shortage of small-denomination coinage in a landlocked province where trade with Tibet and the interior demanded reliable specie. The Chengdu facility was among the better-equipped provincial operations, having received modern machinery through treaty arrangements, yet output records for the fractional denominations remain poorly documented — contributing to genuine uncertainty about annual production volumes across this decade-long issue.