1/2 Miscal / 5 Fen - Guangxu Khotan, Kho - Tan, right to left

€296,636.00
IssuerSinkiang Province
Year1878
TypeStandard circulation coin
Value1/2 Miscal (0.05)
Currency
CompositionSilver
Weight1.52 g
Dimensions13 mm
Thickness1.4 mm
Shape and TechniqueRound (irregular)
OrientationVariable alignment ↺
Engraver(s)
In circulation to
Reference(s) Y#A7.11 var.
Obverse descriptionFour Chinese ideograms read top to bottom, right to left with square at the centre.
Obverse script
Obverse lettering 光 錢 銀  緒
(Translation: Guang Xu Yi Qian Guangxu (Emperor) / Silver coin)
Reverse descriptionTwo Chinese ideograms above and below with Arabic legend on either side (read right to left).
Reverse script
Reverse letteringتن 五 分 خو
(Translation: Khotan / Wu Fen Khotan / 5 Fen)
EdgeSmooth.
Mint
MintageND (1878)  - Inverted and retrograde Wu -
ND (1878)  - Regular Wu -
Catalog ID3484296370
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