| Issuer | Chihli Province |
| Year | 1897-1898 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
| Value | 1/2 Jiao = 5 Fen (0.05) |
| Currency | Yuan (1896-1940) |
| Composition | Silver (.820) |
| Weight | 1.32 g |
| Dimensions | 16 mm |
| Thickness | |
| Shape and Technique | Round Milled |
| Orientation | Medal alignment ↑↑ |
| Engraver(s) | |
| In circulation to | |
| Reference(s) | Y#61.2 |
| Obverse description | Two Chinese ideograms surrounded by Manchu words, all surrounded by more ideograms. |
| Obverse script | Chinese, Mongolian / Manchu |
| Obverse lettering | 清大
造局器械洋北 - 年三十二绪光
ᡩᠠᡳᠴᡳᠩ ᡤᡠᡵᡠᠨ ᡳ᠋ ᠪᠠᡩᠠᡵᠠᠩᡤᠠ ᡩᠣᡵᠣ ᡳ᠋ ᠣᡵᡳᠨ ᡳᠯᠠᠨᠴᡳ ᠠᠨᡳᠶᠠ ᠠᠮᠠᡵᡤᡳ ᠨᠠᠮᡠ ᡳ᠋
ᡨᡝᡨᡠᠨ ᡧᡠᡵᡩᡝᡵᡝ ᡴᡡᠸᠠᡵᠠᠨ ᠸᡝᡳᡵᡝᡥᡝ
半
角 (Translation: Great Qing Bei Yang Arsenal Mint / Year 23 of Guangxu Great Qing / Made in Year 23 of Guangxu by the Bei Yang Aresnal Mint 1/2 Jiao) |
| Reverse description | Dragon with pearl at centre surrounded by English legend. |
| Reverse script | Latin |
| Reverse lettering | TA. TSING TWENTY THIRD YEAR OF KWANG
HSU
PEI YANG ARSENAL (Translation: Great Qing / 23rd year of Guangxu Pei Yang Arsenal) |
| Edge | Reeded. |
| Mint | |
| Mintage | 23 (1897) - 年三十二 / ᠣᡵᡳᠨ ᡳᠯᠠᠨᠴᡳ - 39 000 24 (1898) - 年四十二 / ᠣᡵᡳᠨ ᡩᡠᡳᠨ - 231 000 |
| Catalog ID | 4635276050 |
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