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| Issuer | Kwangtung Province Mint |
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| Year | 1889 |
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| Value | 50 Fen (0.50) |
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| Obverse script | Chinese / Latin / Manchu |
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| Reverse description | Central device features a finely detailed coiled imperial dragon in high relief, its scaly body curling dynamically around a flaming pearl, with the dragon's horned head facing forward and its claws prominently rendered. Flanking the dragon in the left and right fields are Chinese characters denoting denomination. Above the dragon, along the upper periphery within a beaded border, the legend 廣東省造 ('Made in Guangdong Province') is inscribed in Chinese characters. Below the dragon, the weight denomination legend 庫平三錢六分五釐 ('Kuping 3 Mace 6 Fen 5 Li') runs along the lower field. The reverse exhibits rich iridescent toning consistent with early Kwangtung Mint silver issues. |
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| Mintage | 1889: ND (1889) |
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