20 Fen - Guangxu Pattern

Features

Issuer	Shensi Province (Chinese provinces)
Emperor	Guangxu (1875-1908)
Type	Patterns
Year	1898
Value	20 Fen (0.20)
Currency	Yuan (1898-1949)
Composition	Silver
Diameter	24 mm
Shape	Round
Technique	Milled
Orientation	Medal alignment ↑↑
Demonetized	Yes
Number	N# 275256
References	KM# Pn3 Standard Catalog of World Coins (86 volumes). , Kann# 157 Eduard Kann; 2006. Illustrated Catalog of Chinese Coins. Ishi Press International, New York City, New York, United States (3 volumes).

Obverse

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

Scripts: Chinese, Mongolian / Manchu

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

Translation:
Made in Shensi 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.

Script: Latin

Lettering:
SHEN-SI PROVINCE
1 MACE AND 4.4 CANDAREENS

Edge

Reeded.

Mint

Heaton and Sons / The Mint Birmingham (Heaton and Sons / The Mint Birmingham Limited), United Kingdom (1850-2003)

Comments

These pieces were made at the Heaton Mint in England, and send were to be sent to Shensi along with the dies and machinery; however, the machinery never made it to Shensi, instead being diverted to the Hupeh Mint.

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Date					VG	F	VF	XF	AU	UNC
Undetermined
ND (1898)

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