10 Fen - Guangxu Pei Yang

Features

Issuer Chihli Province (Chinese provinces)
Emperor Guangxu (1875-1908)
Type Standard circulation coin
Year 25 (1899)
Calendar Chinese - Guangxu era
Value 10 Fen (0.10)
Composition Silver
Weight 2.65 g
Diameter 19 mm
Shape Round
Technique Milled
Orientation Medal alignment ↑↑
Demonetized Yes
Number
N#
274579
References Y# 70
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

Four Chinese ideograms read top to bottom, right left with Manchu characters in the centre, all surrounded by more ideograms.

Scripts: Chinese, Mongolian / Manchu

Lettering:
造洋北

ᠪᠠᡩᠠᡵᠠᠩᡤᠠ
寶 ᠶᡠᠸᠠᠨ ᠪᠣᠣ 元
ᡩᠣᡵᠣ

釐二分七平庫

Translation:
Made at Pei Yang
Guangxu (Emperor) / Yuanbao (Original currency)
Guangxu (Emperor) / Yuanbao (Original currency)
Worth 7.2 Candareens (weight)

Reverse

Dragon with pearl at centre surrounded by English legend.

Script: Latin

Lettering:
25TH YEAR OF KUANG HSU
PEI YANG

Translation:
25th year of Guangxu
Pei Yang

Edge

Reeded.

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Date Mintage VG F VF XF AU UNC
25 (1899)  153 000

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