China, 1900-1906 AD., Ch'ing Dynasty, emperor Te Tsung, Kwang-tung province, 10 Cash, KM Y192.

China, Ch'ing dynasty, emperor Te Tsung (De Zong), Guang Xu (Kuang Hsü) Reign (1875-1908), Kwang-tung (Kwangtung, Guangdong) province, mint at Canton, no date (1900-1906 AD.),
1 Cent / 10 Cash (28 mm / 7,36 g), copper, mintage 1.211.487.000 ,
Obv.: in the center of the coin right: Manchu "Guwang" - Kwangtung Province, Left: Manchu "Boo" - coin, two Manchu Characters meaning "BOO Kuang" (Kwangtung mint); around Chinese inscription "guang xu yuan bao" (or "Kuang Hsu Yuan Pao") (光绪元宝) reading from top to bottom and right to left. In upper outer circle, Chinese characters "minted in Kwangtung Province", right and left small decorative stars.
The Chinese characters near the bottom of the coin are {....} shi wen (.. .. .. .. 十文) which means the coin is worth ten (10) "cash coins".
Rev.: KWANG - TUNG / TEN CASH , the emblem of flaming dragon flying inside the beaded circle clutching pearl of celestial wisdom. In the outer circle, is the English inscriptions and two small stars on each side.
KM Y192 .

Kwangtung Mint was known as Kwangtung Coin Bureau at first, the mint was changed to Kwangtung Mint under Ministry of Revenue in the 34th year of the Kuang Hsu reign (1908AD). It was changed to Kwangtung Mint Branch under Ministry of Revenue in the 2nd year of Hsuan T'ung reign (1910AD). It was named Kwangtung Mint of the Military Government of the Republic of China in 1911. It stopped production in 1931.

During the later Qing dynasty, the coinage of the ancient copper coins had been suspended in most of the provinces in China. The Mint masters found that they could not cast the tranditional cash coins economically, they stopped casting and engaged in another kind of circular coin struck by machinery without a square hole in the centre. It was known as "T'ung Yuan" [copper coin], or "T'ung Hsien" [copper cent] and or "Tung Pan" [copper plate] Each one is equivalent to ten cash. Later, there were also denominations of 1, 2, 5, 20, and 30 cash. Tai-Ching-Ti-Kuo means Great Ching Empire, Ching being the emperor. The cash value is ten wen (ten cash).
No mint mark appears at the center of the obverse of coins produced in the central mint of Tianjin. Provincial coins produced in any area besides Tianjin bear a mint mark.

One of the biggest challenges facing anyone visiting China or attempting to understand Chinese history is the various names that refer to the same emperor.
Many Chinese people, official sources and plaques at historic sites, refer to dates by year of the period in which an emperor reigned. This means that foreigners are often confused as they do not carry around dynastic dates tables in their heads.
Matters are further complicated by the fact that emperors are known by a number of different names.
Take the Qing Dynasty of the Manchu emperors who ruled China from 1644 to 1911. Not to be confused with the Qin dynasty, of the first emperor and his terracotta warriors who ruled from 221 BC to 206BC.
The Qing Dynasty was actually founded in 1616 and at first it was known as the Later Jin. The title was changed to Qing in 1644.

As an example of the naming of emperors take the man who ruled from 1875 to 1908.
His family name, like that of all the Qing Emperors, was Aisin Gioro. His personal name was Aisin Gioro Zaitian. However, use of this name was taboo and it was never spoken. A title would be selected for the reign of each emperor, and, in this case, the name chosen was Guanxu. This was used, particularly by foreigners, as if it was his personal name. In China, during his reign he would normally be referred to simply as “His Majesty The Emperor.”
After an emperor died, however, he would be given a name which would be used for ancestral worship rites. The name selected for this emperor was De Zong. Educated Chinese would never use anything other than De Zong in referring to him, with use of Guangxu being regarded as vulgar.

Few foreigners find it easy to cope with all this and many are mystified as they visit the historic sites of China and attempt to understand explanations and signs.
Reading books on Chinese history in English is further complicated by the fact that many use the old Wade-Giles system of writing the sounds of Chinese Characters, rather than the modern Pinyin system, used above.
In Wade-Giles, you will find this emperor's personal name written as Tsai-T'ien (Zaitian). Guanxu is written as Kuang-Hsü. De Zong is written as Té Tsung.