50 Fen - Guangxu "Silver cake"
Features
| Issuer |
Kweichow Province
(Chinese provinces)  |
|---|---|
| Emperor |
Guangxu (1875-1908)
|
| Type | Standard circulation coins |
| Year | 14 (1888) |
| Calendar | Chinese - Guangxu era |
| Value | 50 Fen (0.50) |
| Currency | Yuan (1888-1949) |
| Composition | Silver |
| Shape | Round |
| Orientation | Medal alignment ↑↑ |
| Demonetized | Yes |
| Number | N# 275243 |
| References | Kann# 10 Eduard Kann; 2006. Illustrated Catalog of Chinese Coins. Ishi Press International, New York City, New York, United States (3 volumes). |
Obverse
Curled dragon surrounded by Chinese ideograms.
Script: Chinese
Lettering: 貴川官爐造光緒十四年
Translation: Kweichow official furnaces / Made in Year 14 of Guangxu
Reverse
Two Chinese ideograms surrounded by a wreath.
Script: Chinese
Lettering:
黔
寶
Translation:
Qian Bao
Silver currency
Comments
Not much is known about these early Kweichow coins. At the time, Kweichow did not have a mint, so instead, the province instead operated furnaces where sycee and ingots were refined and molded. These coins were called "silver cakes" based on their shape.
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| Date | VG | F | VF | XF | AU | UNC | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Undetermined | |||||||||||||||
| 14 (1888) | 年四十 | ||||||||||||||
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