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50 Fen - Guangxu 3 Mace and 6.5 Candareens
| Issuer | Kwangtung Province Mint |
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| Year | 1889 |
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| Technique | Milled |
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| Obverse description | Central field bears four large Chinese characters reading 光緒元寶 (Guangxu Yuanbao, 'Guangxu Precious Currency') arranged in a cruciform layout, with a small vertical Manchu script legend in the center. The surrounding annulus, defined by an inner beaded circle, carries the English legend 'KWANG-TUNG PROVINCE' at the top and '3 MACE AND 6½ CANDAREENS' at the bottom, all in raised Roman letters. The overall design is spare and monumental, with the bold Chinese characters dominating the flan in the style characteristic of early Kwangtung machine-struck silver coinage. |
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| Obverse lettering | KWANG-TUNG PROVINCE 光緒元寶 ᠪᠠᡩᠠᡵᠠᠩᡤᠠ ᡩᠣᡵᠣ ᠶᡠᠸᠠᠨ ᠪᠣᠣ 3 MACE AND 6 1/2 CANDAREENS |
| 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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