10 Cash - Xuangtong Replica; Chinese: Guangxu; Szechuan mint

10 Cash - Xuangtong (Replica; Chinese: Guangxu; Szechuan mint) - obverse10 Cash - Xuangtong (Replica; Chinese: Guangxu; Szechuan mint) - reverse

Obverse © Sichuan10cash1909_1 – Reverse © Sichuan10cash1909_2

Features

Location Empire of China
Emperor Qing dynasty › Xuantong (宣統帝) (1908-1912)
Type Souvenir medals › Replica
Year 46 (1909)
Calendar Chinese cyclical (cycle starting in 1864)
Value 10 Cash (0.01)
Currency Yuan (1903-1912)
Composition Copper
Weight 11.8 g
Diameter 30 mm
Thickness 3.6 mm
Shape Round
Orientation Medal alignment ↑↑
Demonetized Yes
Number
N#
287732

Obverse

Four Chinese ideograms read top to bottom, right to left, with Manchu characters above and more ideograms around.

Lettering:
酉 ᡤᡝᡥᡠᠩᡤᡝ ᠶᠣᠰᠣ ᡳ ᠠᠨᡳᠶᠠᡳ ᠸᡝᡳᠯᡝᡥᡝ 己
部度支

幣川銅

文十錢制當

Translation:
Xuantong (Emperor) / Made in the Year 46
Ministry of Revenue (minting authority)
Great Qing's copper currency / Szechuan (mint)
Currency worth 10 Cash (Wen)

Reverse

Dragon with pearl at centre with Chinese ideograms above and English legend below.

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.

Comments

This replica depicts a ficticious type, with the Manchu characters on the obverse saying Xuantong and the Chinese characters on the reverse saying Guangxu. As well, weight, size, and thickness are all too large compared to genuine 10 Cash pieces.

This example was aquired in an "unearthed" condition:

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Date VG F VF XF AU UNC
46 (1909) 川 酉己

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