Kirin Province 20 Fen - Guangxu, 37 – 42

Obverse Reverse

Information

Country Kirin Province Kirin Province
Currency Yuan (1898 – 1909)
Coin type Standard circulation coin
Denomination 20 Fen
Year 37 – 42
Ruler Guangxu (1884–1908)
Composition Silver
Shape Round
Alignment Medal alignment ↑↑
Technique Milled
Weight (g) 5.1
Diameter (mm) 24
Demonetized Yes

Description

20 Fen from Kirin Province. Issued from 37 to 42. Struck in Silver. Measures 24 mm and weighs 5.1 g.

Obverse
Yin-yang surrounded by four Chinese ideograms read top to bottom, right to left, all surrounded by more ideograms. (Made in Kirin Province
Year 38
Guangxu (Emperor) / Yuanbao (Original currency)
Worth 1 Mace and 4.4 Candareens (weight))
Reverse
Dragon with pearl at centre with English legend above and below and Manchu words to the left and right. (Great Qing)
Edge
Reeded.

Mintage & Variants

Date Mintage vf Comment Frequency
42 (1905)  — € 170,00 Y#181a: 巳乙 52%
41 (1904)  — — Y#181a: 辰甲 3%
40 (1903)  — — Y#181a: 卯癸 7%
39 (1902)  — — Y#181a: 寅壬 21%
38 (1901)  — — Y#181a: 丑辛 21%
37 (1900)  — — Y#181a: 子庚 (large yin-yang) 14%
37 (1900)  — — Y#181a.1: 子庚 (small yin-yang) 3%

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