Catalog
50 Fen - Guangxu Pei Yang; Replica
| Issuer | Pei Yang Arsenal Mint |
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| Shape | Round |
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| Obverse description | Central field bears four large Chinese characters arranged vertically and horizontally reading 光緒元寶 (Guangxu Yuanbao), flanked by Manchu script. Surrounding the central inscription is a dotted inner circle, beyond which a coiled dragon in low relief encircles the design. The outer legend in Chinese characters reads 北洋造 (Pei Yang Mint) at the top, with the denomination 庫平三錢六分 (Ku Ping 3 Qian 6 Fen) at the bottom. Two decorative rosette devices appear at the left and right of the inner circle, and the entire design is bounded by a beaded border near the rim. |
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| Obverse lettering | 造洋北 光 ᠪᠠᡩᠠᡵᠠᠩᡤᠠ 寶 ᠶᡠᠸᠠᠨ ᠪᠣᠣ 元 ᡩᠣᡵᠣ 緒 分六錢三平庫 |
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The Pei Yang Arsenal Mint at Tianjin was among the first Chinese facilities to produce western-style machine-struck coinage in the 1880s and 1890s, operating under the Beiyang administration of Li Hongzhang. Original 50 Fen pieces from this mint are genuinely scarce; this is a replica, and the distinction matters considerably to anyone treating the catalog entry as a purchasing guide.