2 Jiao - Guangxu Pei Yang Arsenal; type 2

Features

Issuer Chihli Province (Chinese provinces)
Emperor Guangxu (1875-1908)
Type Standard circulation coin
Years 23-24 (1897-1898)
Calendar Chinese - Guangxu era
Value 2 Jiao = 20 Fen (0.2)
Currency Yuan (1896-1940)
Composition Silver (.820)
Weight 5.30 g
Diameter 22 mm
Shape Round
Technique Milled
Orientation Medal alignment ↑↑
Demonetized Yes
Number
N#
16016
References Y# 63.1
Richard S. Yeoman, Arthur L. Friedberg; 2007. A Catalog of Modern World Coins : 1850-1964 (14th edition). Whitman Publishing Company, Atlanta, United States.
And 1 more volumes.

Obverse

Two Chinese ideograms surrounded by Manchu words, all surrounded by more ideograms.

Scripts: Chinese, Mongolian / Manchu

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

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
2 Jiao

Reverse

Dragon with pearl at centre surrounded by English legend.

Script: Latin

Lettering:
TA. TSING TWENTY THIRD YEAR OF KWANG HSU
PEI YANG ARSENAL

Translation:
Great Qing / 23rd year of Guangxu
Pei Yang Arsenal

Edge

Reeded.

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Date Mintage VG F VF XF AU UNC Frequency
23 (1897)  147 000 38% 年三十二 / ᠣᡵᡳᠨ ᡳᠯᠠᠨᠴᡳ
24 (1898)  350 000 88% 年四十二 / ᠣᡵᡳᠨ ᡩᡠᡳᠨ

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