China, 1906 AD., Ch'ing Dynasty, emperor Te Tsung, Kaifeng mint in Honan, 10 Cash, KM Y 10g.
China, Ch'ing dynasty, emperor Te Tsung (De Zong), Guang Xu (Kuang Hsü) Reign (1875-1908), Kaifeng mint in Honan province, 1906 AD.,
1 Cent / 10 Cash (29 mm / 7,36 g), copper, mintage ? , axes medal alignment ↑↑ (0°), plain edge, partly flat strike (by die-break?),
Obv.: incuse Chinese symbol , the mint mark and abbreviated name for the Honan province mint in center of a raised circular frame, Chinese symbols å¤§æ¸…é“œå¸ (top-right-down-left) "da qing tong bi" ("bronze coin of the great Qing (Dynasty)") within beaded circle and on top four characters in Manchu outside circle, flanked by Chinese sexagenary date system symbols for date 1906; characters at 3 o'clock and 9 o'clock position for the Board of Revenue mint; beneath, also outside circle, value in Chinese characters near the bottom of the coin 当制钱åæ–‡ "dang zhi qian shi wen" which means the coin is worth ten cash coins.
Rev.: å…‰ç»ªå¹´é€ / TAI-CHING-TI-KUO COPPER C[OIN - ] , period after COIN in legend, (å…‰ç»ªå¹´é€ - guang xu nian zao, means "minted during the Guang Xu years" in Chinese characters), dragon within a beaded circle, die-break at 4.
KM Y 10g .