Vase surrounded by four Chinese ideograms read top to bottom, right to left, all surrounded by more ideograms.
Obverse script
Obverse lettering
造省林吉
亥己
光
寶元
緒
分六錢三平庫 (Translation: Made in Kirin Province Year 36 Guangxu (Emperor) / Yuanbao (Original currency) Worth 3 Mace and 6 Candareens (weight))
Reverse description
Dragon with pearl at centre with English legend above and below and Manchu words to the left and right.
Reverse script
Reverse lettering
KIRIN PROVINCE
ᡩᠠᡳᠴᡳᠩ ᡤᡠᡵᡠᠨ
3 CANDARINS 6 (Translation: Great Qing)
Edge
Reeded.
Mint
Mintage
ND (1898) - Y#182: Obverse with rosettes dividing legend; weight without crosses at either end - ND (1898) - Y#182.1: Obverse with rosettes dividing legend; weight with crosses at either end - ND (1898) - Y#182.2: Obverse without rosettes dividing legend - 35 (1898) - Y#182.3: 戌戊 - 36 (1899) - Y#182.3: 亥己 - 37 (1900) - Y#182.3: 子庚 - 43 (1906) - Y#182.3: 午丙 - 44 (1907) - Y#182.3: 未丁 - 45 (1908) - Y#182.3: 申戊 -