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Name or Denominations
1 Cash
Issuer
Empire of China
Ruler
Qing dynasty › Guangxu (光緒帝) ( 1875-1908 )
Year of Minting
1889-1890
Currency
Cash ( 621-1912 )
Shape
Round with a square hole
Rarity
Ultra rare
Weight
3 g
Diameter
21 mm
Thickness
NA
Material
Brass
Shape
Round with a square hole
Edge Type
Plain
Technique
Milled
Front design
Four Chinese ideograms read top to bottom, right to left.
Back design
Two Manchu words (read vertically) separated by the hole.
Year of Minting
1889-1890
Emperor
Qing dynasty › Guangxu (光緒帝) ( 1875-1908 )
Mint location
NA
Mint mark
NA
Orientation
Medal alignment ↑↑
Inscriptions
Obverse: 光 寶 通 緒 Reverse: ᠪᠣᠣ ᡬᡳ
Context
Krause says that the date for this type is “ND(ca.190)”, which could be interpreted as either 190(0) or 1(8)90. Hartill gives a date range between 1889-1890. According to Hartill, these struck coins started to be minted in 1889, after Zhang Shun became the General of Jilin in October of the same year, and bought machinery from Shanghai to strike coins with. This thus makes Hartill's range of 1889-1890 the most likely. These coins have a nominal weight of 8 fen/0,8 qian (2,98 g), but the exact weight varies between coins.
Rarity
Ultra rare
Coin type
Standard circulation
In circulation
No
Demonetized
Yes
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