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5 Mithqual - Xuantong Ka Shen, normal Wu, star at centre
| Issuer | Kashgar Mint |
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| Year | 1911 |
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| Composition | Silver |
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| Obverse description | Central field bears four Chinese ideograms arranged to be read top to bottom and right to left, with a decorative star or dot at the centre. The primary inscription reads 'Xuantong Yuanbao' (宣統元寶), denoting the Xuantong Emperor's currency, flanked by 'Kashgar Five Qian' (喀什錢五). A surrounding legend in Arabic script along the lower arc reads the denomination and mint: '5 Mithqal, Kashgar Mint, AH 1329'. The entire composition is enclosed within a beaded inner border and an outer decorative ring of floral and scrolling motifs. |
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| Reverse description | A sinuous Chinese dragon is depicted in high relief at the centre of the coin, its scaled body coiling around a flaming pearl. The dragon's fierce head faces forward with prominent horns and open jaws. It is enclosed within a beaded circular border, beyond which an elaborately engraved outer ring of stylised floral and foliate scrollwork frames the entire design, typical of late Qing provincial coinage from Sinkiang. |
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| Edge | Reeded |
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