20 Fen - Guangxu Pen Sheng

Features

Issuer	Hupeh Province (Chinese provinces)
Emperor	Guangxu (1875-1908)
Type	Standard circulation coins
Year	1894
Value	20 Fen (0.20)
Currency	Yuan (1895-1949)
Composition	Silver (.820)
Weight	5.30 g
Diameter	24 mm
Thickness	1.5 mm
Shape	Round
Technique	Milled
Orientation	Medal alignment ↑↑
Demonetized	Yes
Number	N# 274607
References	Y# 125 Whitman Publishing (publisher). A Catalog of Modern World Coins. Whitman Publishing (3 volumes).

Obverse

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

Lettering:
造省北湖
光
ᠪᠠᡩᠠᡵᠠᠩᡤᠠ
寶 ᠶᡠᠸᠠᠨ ᠪᠣᠣ 元
ᡩᠣᡵᠣ
緒
釐四分四錢一平庫

Translation:
Made in Hupeh Province
Guangxu (Emperor) / Yuanbao (Original currency)
Guangxu (Emperor) / Yuanbao (Original currency)
Worth 1 Mace and 4.4 Candareens (weight)

Reverse

Dragon with pearl at centre surrounded by English legend.

Lettering:
HU-PEH PROVINCE
省 本
1 MACE 4.4 CANDAREENS

Translation: Provincial use

Edge

Reeded.

See also

• Fantasy animal

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Numista Rarity index: 92

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Bullion value: USD 4.58

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