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50 Fen - Guangxu Eight characters

Issuer Anhwei Province
Year 1898
Type Standard circulation coin
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Obverse script Chinese, Mongolian / Manchu
Obverse lettering 造省徽安年四十二 光 ᠪᠠᡩᠠᡵᠠᠩᡤᠠ 寶 ᠶᡠᠸᠠᠨ ᠪᠣᠣ 元 ᡩᠣᡵᠣ 緒 分六錢三平庫
(Translation: Made in Anhwei Province in Year 24 Guangxu (Emperor) / Yuanbao (Original currency) Guangxu (Emperor) / Yuanbao (Original currency) Worth 3 Mace and 6 Candareens (weight))
Reverse description A sinuous five-clawed Imperial dragon is depicted in high relief at centre, its body coiled and facing forward with an open mouth, surrounded by stylised flames and clouds. A flaming pearl is positioned at the centre of the design beneath the dragon's head. Two small decorative rosettes flank the dragon at mid-field. The circumferential Latin legend reads 'AN-HWEI PROVINCE' above and '3 MACE AND 6 CANDAREENS' below, all contained within a continuous beaded border.
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