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50 Fen - Guangxu 3 Mace and 6 Candareens
| Issuer | Kwangtung Mint |
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| Year | 1889 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Obverse description | Central field bears four large Chinese characters reading 光緒元寶 (Guangxu Yuanbao) arranged in a cruciform pattern, with small Manchu script characters inscribed vertically in the center between them. The coin is framed by an inner beaded border, with the Latin legend KWANG-TUNG PROVINCE arcing across the upper periphery and the denomination 3 MACE AND 6 CANDAREENS along the lower periphery, each separated by a small five-pointed star. The overall design is spare and calligraphic, with no portrait or figurative imagery on this face. |
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| Reverse script | Chinese |
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| Mintage | 1889: ND (1889) |
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