Sinkiang Province ½ Miscal / 5 Fen - Guangxu, 1878

Khotan; Kho - Tan; left to right

Obverse Reverse

Information

Country Sinkiang Province Sinkiang Province
Coin type Standard circulation coin
Denomination ½ Miscal
Year 1878
Ruler Guangxu (1884–1908)
Composition Silver
Shape Round (irregular)
Alignment Variable alignment ↺
Weight (g) 1.5
Diameter (mm) 13
Thickness (mm) 1.4
Demonetized Yes

Description

½ Miscal from Sinkiang Province. Issued in 1878. Struck in Silver. Measures 13 mm and weighs 1.5 g.

Obverse
Four Chinese ideograms read top to bottom, right to left with square at the centre. (Guang Xu Yi Qian
Guangxu (Emperor) / Silver coin)
Reverse
Two Chinese ideograms above and below with Arabic legend on either side (read left to right). (Khotan / Wu Fen
Khotan / 5 Fen)
Edge
Smooth.

Mintage & Variants

Date Mintage Comment Frequency
ND (1878)  — Inverted and retrograde Wu
ND (1878)  — Regular Wu

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