20 Cash - Guangxu (Without minting authority) 44 (1907) front 20 Cash - Guangxu (Without minting authority) 44 (1907) back
20 Cash - Guangxu (Without minting authority) 44 (1907) photo
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20 Cash - Guangxu Without minting authority

44 (1907) year
Copper 14.60 g 32 mm
Description
Issuer
Empire of China
Emperor
Qing dynasty › Guangxu (光緒帝) (1875-1908)
Type
Standard circulation coin
Year
44 (1907)
Calendar
Chinese cyclical (cycle starting in 1864)
Value
20 Cash (0.02)
Currency
Yuan (1903-1912)
Composition
Copper
Weight
14.60 g
Diameter
32 mm
Thickness
1.5 mm
Shape
Round
Technique
Milled
Orientation
Medal alignment ↑↑
Demonetized
Yes
Updated
2024-10-04
References
Numista
N#243412
Rarity index
53%

Reverse

Dragon with pearl at centre with Chinese ideograms above and English legend below.

Scripts: Chinese (traditional, regular script), Latin

Lettering:
造年緒光
TAI-CHING-TI-KUO COPPER COIN.

Translation:
Made in the reign of Guangxu (Emperor)
Copper coin of the Great Qing Empire

Edge

Plain

Comment

For Year 44, the thin type is around 1.2 to 1.7 millimetres (the regular thickness range), whereas the thick type is around 2.0 to 2.3 millimetres.