5 Cash - Guangxu Hu Poo

Features

Issuer	Empire of China
Emperor	Qing dynasty › Guangxu (光緒帝) (1875-1908)
Type	Standard circulation coins
Years	1903-1905
Value	5 Cash (0.005)
Currency	Yuan (1903-1912)
Composition	Copper
Weight	3.55 g
Diameter	24 mm
Shape	Round
Technique	Milled
Orientation	Medal alignment ↑↑
Demonetized	Yes
Number	N# 34846
References	Y# 3 Richard Sperry Yeoman. R. S. Yeoman's Modern & Current World Coins (16 volumes).

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Obverse

Four Chinese ideograms read top to bottom, right to left, with Manchu characters above and more ideograms around.

Scripts: Chinese (traditional, regular script), Mongolian / Manchu

Lettering:
ᠪᠠᡩᠠᡵᠠᠩᡤᠠ ᡩᠣᡵᠣ ᡳ ᠶᡠᠸᠠᠨ ᠪᠣᠣ
部戶
光
寶元
緒
文五錢制當

Translation:
Guangxu (Emperor) / Yuanbao (Original currency)
Ministry of Revenue (minting authority)
Guangxu (Emperor) / Yuanbao (Original currency)
Currency worth 5 Cash (Wen)

Reverse

Dragon with pearl at centre with English legend above and below.

Script: Latin

Lettering:
HU POO
FIVE CASH

Translation: Ministry of Revenue

Edge

Plain

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Date			Mintage		VG	F	VF	XF	AU	UNC
Undetermined
ND (1903-1905)			3 671 000					$ 39

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Past sales

Pictures	Sale	Date	Grade	Sold price
	Katz Auction 70 Lot 762	13 Nov 2022	UNC	USD 279.78 (EUR 241.00) (+ buyer's premium)
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	Katz Auction 188 Lot 1705	27 Mar 2026	XF	USD 65.01 (EUR 56.00) (+ buyer's premium)
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	Katz Auction 94 Lot 1873	30 Aug 2023	XF	USD 31.34 (EUR 27.00) (+ buyer's premium)
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	Katz Auction 92 Lot 1910	15 Aug 2023	XF	USD 23.22 (EUR 20.00) (+ buyer's premium)
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