½ Jiao - Guangxu

Features

Issuer Fengtien Province (Chinese provinces)
Emperor Guangxu (1875-1908)
Type Standard circulation coin
Year 25 (1899)
Calendar Chinese - Guangxu era
Value ½ Jiao = 5 Fen (0.05)
Currency Yuan (1897-1931)
Composition Silver
Weight 1.20 g
Diameter 16 mm
Shape Round
Technique Milled
Orientation Medal alignment ↑↑
Demonetized Yes
Number
N#
32213
References Y# 83
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.

Lettering:
ᠪᠠᡩᠠᡵᠠᠩᡤᠠ ᡩᠣᡵᠣ ᡳ᠋ ᠣᡵᡳᠨ ᠰᡠᠨᠵᠠᠴᡳ ᠠᠨᡳᠶᠠ ᠠᠪᡴᠠᡳ ᡳᠮᡳᠶᠠᠩᡤᠠ ᠸᡝᡳᡵᡝᡥᡝ

Translation:
Made in Year 25 of Guangxu by the Fengtian Arsenal
1/2 Jiao

Reverse

Dragon with pearl at centre surrounded by English legend.

Lettering: 造省天奉年五十二緒光

Translation: Made in Fengtian Province in Year 25 of Guangxu

Edge

Reeded.

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Date VG F VF XF AU UNC
25 (1899)  年五十二 / ᠠᠨᡳᠶᠠ ᠠᠪᡴᠠᡳ

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