Four Chinese ideograms read top to bottom, right to left with four Manchu words above (a translation to the four ideograms), all with two flowers, two stars, and four more ideograms around.
Obverse script
Chinese (traditional, regular script),
Mongolian / Manchu
Obverse lettering
ᠪᠠᡩᠠᠷᠠᠩᡤᠠ ᡩᠣᠷᠣ ᡳ᠋ ᠠᠨᡳᠶᠠᡳ ᠸᡝᡳᠯᡝᡥᡝ
未丁
大
幣銀
清
角伍 (Translation: Guangxu (Emperor) / Made in the Year 43 Great Qing`s silver currency 5 Jiao)
Reverse description
Eastern dragon with a pearl in the centre, all with four Chinese ideograms above and English legend below.
Reverse script
Chinese (traditional, regular script),
Latin
Reverse lettering
造年緒光
TAI-CHING-TI-KUO SILVER COIN. (Translation: Made in the reign of Guangxu (Emperor) Silver coin of the Great Qing Empire)