1 Cash - Guangxu (Pattern; square hole) ND (1906) front 1 Cash - Guangxu (Pattern; square hole) ND (1906) back
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1 Cash - Guangxu Pattern; square hole ND

1906 year
Brass - -
Description
Issuer
Empire of China
Emperor
Qing dynasty › Guangxu (光緒帝) (1875-1908)
Type
Pattern
Year
1906
Value
1 Cash
Currency
Cash (621-1912)
Composition
Brass
Shape
Round with a square hole
Technique
Milled
Orientation
Medal alignment ↑↑
Demonetized
Yes
Updated
2024-10-03
References
Numista
N#243380
Rarity index
100%

Reverse

Four Chinese ideograms read top to bottom, right to left.

Script: Chinese (traditional, regular script)

Lettering:
 銅
文 一
 幣

Translation:
Tong Bi Yi Wen
Copper currency / 1 Cash

Edge

Plain

Comment

Tientsin Mint.

Interesting fact

One interesting fact about the Pattern 1 Cash - Guangxu (Pattern; square hole) ND (1906) from Empire of China made of Brass is that it was designed with a unique square hole in the center, which was a departure from the traditional round hole found in other Chinese coins of the time. This design feature was intended to make the coin easier to distinguish from other coins and to prevent counterfeiting.