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Name or Denominations
4 Fen (0.04)
Issuer
Fengtien Province (Chinese provinces)
Ruler
Guangxu (1875-1908)
Year of Minting
1899
Currency
Yuan (1897-1931)
Shape
Round with a square hole
Rarity
Ultra rare
Weight
1.94 g
Diameter
NA
Thickness
NA
Material
Brass
Shape
Round with a square hole
Edge Type
Plain
Technique
NA
Front design
Four Chinese ideograms read top to bottom, right to left.
Back design
Two Manchu words (read vertically) separated by the hole with two Chinese ideograms above and below.
Year of Minting
1899
Emperor
Guangxu (1875-1908)
Mint location
Fengtian Mint , Fengtian-fu, modern-day Liaoyang, Liaoning, China (1899-1908)
Mint mark
NA
Orientation
Medal alignment ↑↑
Inscriptions
Obverse: 光 寶 通 緒 Reverse: 板官 ᠪᠣᠣ ᡶᡠᠩ 分四
Context
Due to a cash shortage in 1899, there was a planned release of higher denominations, for which patterns were produced for. Production never took place due to the outbreak of the Boxer Rebellion and the mint falling under the control of the Russian Imperial Army.
Rarity
Ultra rare
Coin type
Patterns
In circulation
No
Demonetized
Yes
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