½ Jiao - Guangxu Pei Yang Arsenal; type 2; original dragon
Features
| Issuer |
Chihli Province
(Chinese provinces)  |
|---|---|
| Emperor |
Guangxu (1875-1908)
|
| Type | Standard circulation coins |
| Year | 23 (1897) |
| Calendar | Chinese - Guangxu era |
| Value | ½ Jiao (0.05) |
| Currency | Yuan (1896-1940) |
| Composition | Silver (.820) |
| Weight | 1.32 g |
| Diameter | 16 mm |
| Shape | Round |
| Technique | Milled |
| Orientation | Medal alignment ↑↑ |
| Demonetized | Yes |
| Number | N# 274551 |
| References | Y# 61.1 Richard Sperry Yeoman. R. S. Yeoman's Modern & Current World Coins (16 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
半
角
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
1/2 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.
Comments
The most noticable difference between the original and redesigned dragons are in the bottom right leg: in the original dragon design, the leg is pointed up; in the redesigned dragon, that same leg has been moved to the bottom, mostly hidden by the dragon's tail.
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| Date | VG | F | VF | XF | AU | UNC | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Undetermined | |||||||||||||||
| 23 (1897) | 年三十二 / ᠣᡵᡳᠨ ᡳᠯᠠᠨᠴᡳ | ||||||||||||||
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Numista Rarity index: 94
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Bullion value: USD 2.38
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Actual silver weight: 0.035 oz
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