China Chinese provinces Hunan Province
10 Cash - Guangxu (Pattern; Manchu at centre; three characters) ND (1902) front 10 Cash - Guangxu (Pattern; Manchu at centre; three characters) ND (1902) back
10 Cash - Guangxu (Pattern; Manchu at centre; three characters) ND (1902) photo
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10 Cash - Guangxu (Pattern; Manchu at centre; three characters) ND (1902) front 10 Cash - Guangxu (Pattern; Manchu at centre; three characters) ND (1902) back
© PCGS

10 Cash - Guangxu Pattern; Manchu at centre; three characters ND

1902 year
Copper - 28 mm
Description
Issuer
 Hunan Province
Emperor
 Guangxu (1875-1908)
Type
 Pattern
Year
 1902
Value
 10 Cash (0.01)
Currency
 Yuan (1897-1949)
Composition
 Copper
Diameter
 28 mm
Shape
 Round
Technique
 Milled
Orientation
 Medal alignment ↑↑
Demonetized
 Yes
Updated
 2024-10-04
References
Numista
 N#296843
Rarity index
 95%

Reverse

Dragon with pearl at centre surrounded by English legend.

Script: Latin

Lettering:
HU-NAN
TEN CASH

Edge

Plain

Comment

Patterns were produced at the Heaton Mint for a proposed brass coinage, stuck in copper. The coinage was not adopted, and the dies were recut to have two characters (for a copper coinage).

The pictured example has Normal characters and rosettes separting the obverse legend. An example with Artistic characters and stars separating the obverse legend: