Ref. Y #10
Coin Specifications
Issuer: Empire of China
Emperor: Qing dynasty › Guangxu (1875-1908)
Type: Standard circulation coin
Years: 42-45 (1905-1908)
Calendar: Chinese cyclical (cycle starting in 1864)
Value: 10 Cash (0.01)
Currency: Yuan (1903-1912)
Composition: Copper
Weight: 6.81 g
Diameter: 28 mm
Thickness: 1.5 mm
Technique: Milled
References: Y# 10
Obverse: Four Chinese ideograms read top to bottom, right to left, with Manchu characters above and more ideograms around.
Scripts: Chinese (traditional, regular script), Mongolian / Manchu
Lettering:
午 ᠪᠠᡩᠠᠷᠠᠩᡤᠠ ᡩᠣᠷᠣ ᡳ ᠠᠨᡳᠶᠠᡳ ᠸᡝᡳᠯᡝᡥᡝ 丙
部戶
大
幣銅
清
文十錢制當
Translation:
Guangxu (Emperor) / Made in the Year 43
Ministry of Revenue (minting authority)
Great Qing's copper currency
Currency worth 10 Cash (Wen)
Reverse: Dragon with pearl at center, with Chinese ideograms above and English legend below.
Scripts: Chinese (traditional, regular script), Latin
Lettering:
造年緒光
TAI-CHING-TI-KUO COPPER COIN
Translation:
Made in the reign of Guangxu (Emperor)
Copper coin of the Great Qing Empire
Edge: Smooth