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50 Fen - Guangxu Pattern, copper
| Issuer | Hupeh Province |
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| Year | 1895 |
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| Value | 50 Fen (0.50) |
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| Obverse description | Central field features four large Chinese ideograms arranged vertically in two columns reading top to bottom, right to left, flanking central Manchu script characters. The entire central device is encircled by a band of additional Chinese ideograms forming the peripheral legend, which records the issuing province, reign title, denomination, and weight standard. The inscription identifies the coin as a Guangxu-era Yuanbao (original currency) of Hupeh Province, valued at 3 Mace and 6 Candareens. |
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| Obverse lettering | 造省北湖 光 ᠪᠠᡩᠠᡵᠠᠩᡤᠠ 寶 ᠶᡠᠸᠠᠨ ᠪᠣᠣ 元 ᡩᠣᡵᠣ 緒 釐六錢三平庫 (Translation: Made in Hupeh Province Guangxu (Emperor) / Yuanbao (Original currency) Guangxu (Emperor) / Yuanbao (Original currency) Worth 3 Mace and 6 Candareens (weight)) |
| Reverse description | A finely detailed coiled dragon occupies the central field, shown in high relief with scales, whiskers, and claws rendered in the imperial Chinese style, its body curving sinuously around a central flaming pearl. The dragon's head faces forward with a fierce expression. The peripheral legend in raised Latin characters reads 'HU-PEH PROVINCE' along the upper arc and '3 MACE AND 6 CANDAREENS' along the lower arc, with small rosette or floral stops separating the legend elements at the sides. The coin is bordered by a plain inner ring and a reeded outer rim. |
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