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5 Mithqual Urumchi
| Issuer | Sinkiang Province |
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| Year | 1890 |
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| Technique | Milled |
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| Obverse description | The obverse field is divided into three distinct inscription zones arranged horizontally: an Arabic legend occupies the left portion, four Chinese characters are inscribed in the centre, and Manchu script appears to the right. The trilingual layout reflects the multiethnic administrative character of late Qing Sinkiang Province. The legends collectively denote the Guangxu Emperor's authority, the mint city, and the denomination of five mace in silver. The coin is enclosed within a plain inner circle and an outer beaded border. |
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| Obverse lettering | غشر كا خان نينغ كيلغان فولي نوثـو صع ١٣٥٧ 光緒銀圓五錢 ᠪᠠᡩᠠᡵᠠᠩᡤᠠ ᡩᠣᡵᠣ ᡳ᠋ ᠮᡝᠩᡤᡠᠨ ᠯᡠᡥᡝᠯᡳᠠᠨ ᠰᡠᠨᡷᠠ ᡷᡳᡥᠠ (Translation: Kángsúí / khán ning qilghán fulí / 1307 [?] Guang Xu Yin Yuan Wu Qian Badarangga Doro i / Menggun Muhelian / Sunja Jiha Kashgar / Khan`s protected money / 1307 [?] Guangxu (Emperor) / Silver coin worth 5 Mace Guangxu (Emperor) / Silver worth 5 Coin) |
| Reverse description | The reverse displays a boldly rendered Chinese imperial dragon in high relief, occupying the entire field, its scaled body coiling dynamically amid swirling cloud scrolls. The dragon's ferocious frontal-facing head is depicted with prominent eyes, open jaws, and radiating whiskers, while its scaled body and clawed limbs extend across the field. A flaming pearl is shown beneath the dragon's body at the lower centre, a traditional symbol of imperial power and wisdom. The design is enclosed within a beaded inner circle and an outer border of repeating foliate or bead ornament. The overall engraving style is characteristic of Sinkiang provincial coinage of the late Guangxu period. |
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