China, 1906 AD., Quing Dynasty, emperor De Zong, Hubei province, Wuchang mint, 10 Cash, KM Y 10j.
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China, empire, Quing (Ch'ing) dynasty (1644 - 1912 AD.), emperor De Zong (1875-1908), reign title Guang Xu (Kuang-Hsü), WÇ”chÄng (Wuchang) mint in Hubei (Hupeh) province, 1906 AD.,
1 Cent / 10 Cash (ø 28,3 mm / 6,96 g), copper, 7,4 g. theor. mint weight, mintage 1.865.558.000 , axes medal alignment ↑↑ (0°), plain edge, reverse slightly off center,
Obv.: åˆ...... 丙// 大 / å¹£ - é„‚ - 銅 / 清 // 部 - 戶 // æ–‡å錢制當 , at center: é„‚ , incuse Chinese symbol , the mint mark and abbreviated name for the Hubei province mint on a raised disc, Chinese symbols 大 銅 清 å¹£ (top-right-down-left) "Tai-ch'ing T'ung-pi" - "big copper coin of the Quing" within beaded circle, flanked outside by 部 - 戶 (Board of Revenue), on top four characters in Manchu outside circle (for Hubei), flanked by Chinese sexagenary date system symbols for date 1906 (åˆ - 丙= bÇngwÅ, "firehorse" 43th year of the Chinese system, 1906 AD.); beneath, also outside circle, value in Chinese characters near the bottom of the coin æ–‡å錢制當 which means the coin is worth ten cash.
Rev.: é€ å¹´ ç·’ å…‰ / TAI-CHING-TI-KUO COPPER COIN , ( å…‰ çµ± å¹´ é€ , "Guang Xu Nien-tsao" - "made during the Guang Xu years" in Chinese characters), dragon within a beaded circle, incuse swirl on pearl, 7 flames above.
KM Y 10j .
Chinese year (western Year) / Mint Mark / Details
åˆ ä¸™ (1906) / é„‚ / Y 10j (Hubei), 7 flames on pearl
åˆ ä¸™ (1906) / é„‚ / Y 10j.1 (Hubei), redesigned dragon with wide lips, cloud-shaped bar below pearl, 5 flames on pearl, cloud shaped bar below pearl
åˆ ä¸™ (1906) / é„‚ / Y 10j.2 (Hubei), 5 flames on pearl, ø 30 mm
åˆ ä¸™ (1906) / é„‚ / Y 10j.3 , 4 flames on pearl, incuse swirl, hook-shaped pointed clouds below dragon
åˆ ä¸™ (1906) / é„‚ / Y 10j.4 , 4 flames on pearl, incuse swirl, flat clouds below dragon
åˆ ä¸™ (1906) / é„‚ / Y 10j.5 (Hubei), 4 flames on pearl, relief swirl,
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