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5 Mithqual - Guangxu Ration coinage, with Arabic on obverse, with four bats
| Issuer | Sinkiang Province |
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| Year | 1905 |
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| Reference(s) | Y#6.10 |
| Obverse description | Central field bears four Chinese characters arranged to be read top to bottom and right to left, giving the denomination and ration designation in the Guangxu era style. The entire central inscription is encircled by a continuous Arabic legend denoting the issuing authority and denomination in the Uyghur-Arabic script tradition of Sinkiang Province. The overall design reflects the bilingual administrative character of the region, combining Han Chinese and Islamic Turkic numismatic conventions. |
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| Obverse script | Chinese/Arabic |
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| Reverse description | A coiling Chinese dragon is depicted at centre, pursuing a flaming pearl, rendered in the conventional late Qing imperial style with detailed scale work and sinuous body. The dragon is surrounded by four auspicious bats (fu bats), symmetrically placed in the field as symbols of good fortune and prosperity. Swirling cloud motifs fill the remaining field, framing the composition in a manner typical of Sinkiang provincial dragon coinage of the Guangxu period. |
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