Hunan Province 10 Cash - Guangxu, 1902 – 1906
Flower at centre; two characters
Information
Country
Hunan Province
Hunan Province
Currency
Yuan
(1897 – 1949)
Coin type
Standard circulation coin
Denomination
10 Cash
Year
1902 – 1906
Ruler
Guangxu
(1884–1908)
Composition
Copper
Shape
Round
Alignment
Medal alignment ↑↑
Technique
Milled
Weight (g)
7.27
Diameter (mm)
28
Thickness (mm)
1.5
Demonetized
Yes
Description
10 Cash from Hunan Province. Issued from 1902 to 1906. Struck in Copper. Measures 28 mm and weighs 7.27 g.
- Obverse
- Four Chinese ideograms read top to bottom, right left with a flower in the centre, all with more ideograms above and below and Manchu words to the left and right. (Made in Hunan Province Boo-nan (Hunan Mint) Guangxu (Emperor) / Yuanbao (Original currency) Worth 10 (Cash))
- Reverse
- Dragon with pearl at centre surrounded by English legend.
- Edge
- Smooth.
Mintage & Variants
| Date | Mintage | Comment | Frequency | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ND (1902-1906) | — | Y#112: Without ring around pearl; narrow spaced "HU-NAN"; centres of petals depressed | 4% | |
| ND (1902-1906) | — | Y#112.1: Without ring around pearl; wide spaced "HU-NAN"; centres of petals depressed | 38% | |
| ND (1902-1906) | — | Y#112.2: Without ring around pearl; wide spaced "HU-NAN"; centres of petals not depressed | 2% | |
| ND (1902-1906) | — | Y#112.4: Without ring around pearl; narrow spaced "HU-NAN"; centres of petals not depressed | 56% | |
| ND (1902-1906) | — | Y#112.5: With ring around pearl; centres of petals not depressed | 7% | |
| ND (1902-1906) | — | Y#112.6: With ring around pearl; centres of petals depressed | 2% |
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