20 Cash - Guangxu Pei Yang; copper

Features

Issuer Chihli Province (Chinese provinces)
Emperor Guangxu (1875-1908)
Type Standard circulation coin
Year 1906
Value 20 Cash (0.02)
Currency Yuan (1896-1940)
Composition Copper
Shape Round
Technique Milled
Orientation Medal alignment ↑↑
Demonetized Yes
Number
N#
34872
References Y# 68
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 to left with more ideograms below and to the side, all with Manchu words above.

Scripts: Chinese, Mongolian / Manchu

Lettering:
ᠪᠠᡩᠠᠷᠠᠩᡤᠠ ᡩᠣᠷᠣ ᡳ᠋ ᠶᡠᠸᠠᠨ ᠪᠣᠣ
洋北

寶元

文十二錢制當

Translation:
Guangxu (Emperor) / Yuanbao (Original currency)
Pei Yang
Guangxu (Emperor) / Yuanbao (Original currency)
20 Cash currency

Reverse

Dragon with pearl at centre surrounded by English legend.

Script: Latin

Lettering:
PEI YANG
TWENTY CASH

Edge

Smooth.

See also

Manage my collection

Please sign in or create an account to manage your collection.

Date VG F VF XF AU UNC Frequency
ND (1906)  88% Y#68: Regular lettering
ND (1906)  24% Y#68.1: Smaller lettering

Frequencies show the percentage of Numista users who own each year or variety among all the users who own this coin. Since some users own several versions, the sum may be greater than 100%.

Get this coin

A member of this site wants to exchange it: MGolling

Feedback: 5/55/55/55/55/5 (×5)
Country: United States
Languages: English German
Numista Rarity index: 83 Search tips
This index is based on the data of Numista members collections. It ranges from 0 to 100, 0 meaning a very common coin or banknote and 100 meaning a rare coin or banknote among Numista members.

Contribute to the catalogue

Modify or add data on this page
Register a past auction sale
Register an example of this type
Duplicate this page
Share: Facebook X (Twitter)