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5 Mithqual - Xuantong Ka Shen, official Wu
| Issuer | Sinkiang Province |
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| Year | 1911 |
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| Value | 5 Mithqual (0.5) |
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| Obverse description | Central field features four large Chinese ideograms arranged in a cruciform pattern reading top to bottom and right to left, with a six-pointed star at the centre. The ideograms read 宣統元寶 (Xuantong Yuanbao) and 錢伍什喀 (Kashgar 5 Qian). The arrangement is surrounded by a circular border of additional Chinese characters denoting the denomination and mint authority. Below the Chinese legend appears an Arabic inscription identifying the mint as Kashgar, the denomination as 5 Mithqual, and the Islamic Hijri date 1329. |
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| Obverse script | Chinese/Arabic |
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Sinkiang's silver coinage of the late Qing period was produced under severe logistical constraints — the province's mints operated with irregular bullion supplies and little oversight from Beijing, resulting in weight and fineness standards that drifted considerably from issue to issue. The Xuantong Ka Shen series reflects the final years of Qing administrative reach into Chinese Central Asia, a grip that was already loosening well before the 1911 revolution formally ended the dynasty.
The "Wu" designation indicates the fifth official mint supervisory series. Specimens frequently show uneven planchet preparation characteristic of the Ili or Kashgar facilities.