Honan Province 10 Cash - Guangxu, 1905
Uncircled dragon
Information
Country
Honan Province
Honan Province
Currency
Yuan
(1905 – 1949)
Coin type
Standard circulation coin
Denomination
10 Cash
Year
1905
Ruler
Guangxu
(1884–1908)
Composition
Copper
Shape
Round
Alignment
Medal alignment ↑↑
Technique
Milled
Weight (g)
7.618
Diameter (mm)
27
Demonetized
Yes
Description
10 Cash from Honan Province. Issued in 1905. Struck in Copper. Measures 27 mm and weighs 7.62 g.
- Obverse
- Yin-yang surrounded by four Chinese ideograms read top to bottom, right to left, all with more ideograms above and below and Manchu words to the left and right. (Made in Honan Province Boo-he (Honan Mint) Guangxu (Emperor) / Yuanbao (Original currency) Worth 20 Cash / Copper coin)
- Reverse
- Dragon with pearl at centre and mountain below, all surrounded by English legend.
- Edge
- Smooth.
Mintage & Variants
| Date | Mintage | vf | Comment | Frequency | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ND (1905) | — | — | Y#108a.1: Flat yin-yang; plain pearl; yin-yang with vertical curve | 2% | |
| ND (1905) | — | — | Y#108a.2: Raised yin-yang | 30% | |
| ND (1905) | — | € 6,00 | Y#108a.3: Flat yin-yang; plain pearl; yin-yang with horizontal curve | 60% | |
| ND (1905) | — | — | Y#108a.4: Flat yin-yang; pearl with swirl | 7% |
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