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7 Mace and Two Candareens - Xuantong
| Issuer | Kwangtung Province Mint |
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| Year | 1909-1911 |
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| Technique | Milled |
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| Obverse script | Chinese, Manchu |
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| Reverse description | A highly detailed coiled imperial dragon occupies the central field, depicted in high relief with scaled body, clawed feet, and open jaws facing forward, clutching a flaming pearl beneath its chest. The dragon's sinuous form is rendered with fine scale work and elaborate whiskers and flame details. The field below the dragon shows stylized waves, while the surrounding border carries the English circular legend divided by two floral rosette stops at left and right. A beaded inner border frames the entire design. |
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Kwangtung was among the most commercially active minting provinces in the late Qing period, and its silver output during the Xuantong reign reflects the accelerating institutional collapse of the dynasty itself. The provincial mint system had long operated with considerable autonomy from Beijing, a situation the Xuantong court — effectively controlled by the regent Zaifeng — attempted to rein in through centralization edicts that were largely ignored by Guangzhou.
The three-year window this coin spans ends with the Wuchang Uprising of October 1911, after which provincial mints rapidly repurposed dies and authority for Republican issues. Examples struck in 1911 saw almost no circulation before the political transition swallowed them.