5 Jiao - Guangxu Pei Yang Arsenal, type 2

€17,761.00
IssuerChihli Province
Year1897-1898
TypeStandard circulation coin
Value5 Jiao = 50 Fen (0.5)
CurrencyYuan (1896-1940)
CompositionSilver (.860)
Weight13.30 g
Dimensions33 mm
Thickness
Shape and TechniqueRound
Milled
OrientationMedal alignment ↑↑
Engraver(s)
In circulation to
Reference(s) Y#64.1-2, L&M#445
Obverse descriptionTwo Chinese ideograms surrounded by Manchu words, all surrounded by more ideograms.
Obverse scriptChinese, Mongolian / Manchu
Obverse lettering清大 造局器械洋北 - 年二十二绪光 ᡩᠠᡳᠴᡳᠩ ᡤᡠᡵᡠᠨ ᡳ᠋ ᠪᠠᡩᠠᡵᠠᠩᡤᠠ ᡩᠣᡵᠣ ᡳ᠋ ᠣᡵᡳᠨ ᡩᡠᡳᠨ ᠠᠨᡳᠶᠠ ᠠᠮᠠᡵᡤᡳ ᠨᠠᠮᡠ ᡳ᠋ ᡨᡝᡨᡠᠨ ᡧᡠᡵᡩᡝᡵᡝ ᡴᡡᠸᠠᡵᠠᠨ ᠸᡝᡳᡵᡝᡥᡝ 五 角
(Translation: Great Qing Bei Yang Arsenal Mint / Year 24 of Guangxu Great Qing / Made in Year 24 of Guangxu by the Bei Yang Aresnal Mint 5 Jiao)
Reverse descriptionDragon with pearl at centre surrounded by English legend.
Reverse scriptLatin
Reverse letteringTA. TSING TWENTY FOURTH YEAR OF KWANG HSU PEI YANG ARSENAL
(Translation: Great Qing / 24th year of Guangxu Pei Yang Arsenal)
EdgeReeded.
Mint
Mintage23 (1897)  - Y#64.1: 年三十二 / ᠣᡵᡳᠨ ᡳᠯᠠᠨᠴᡳ - 21 000
24 (1898)  - Y#64.1: 年四十二 / ᠣᡵᡳᠨ ᡩᡠᡳᠨ (dragon with beady eyes) -
24 (1898)  - Y#64.2: 年四十二 / ᠣᡵᡳᠨ ᡩᡠᡳᠨ (dragon with eyelids) - 176 000
Catalog ID6638525350
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