5 Cash - Guangxu With minting authority


Copper	4.10 g	24 mm

Issuer	Empire of China
Emperor	Qing dynasty › Guangxu (光緒帝) (1875-1908)
Type	Standard circulation coin
Years	42-43 (1905-1906)
Calendar	Chinese cyclical (cycle starting in 1864)
Value	5 Cash (0.005)
Currency	Yuan (1903-1912)
Composition	Copper
Weight	4.10 g
Diameter	24 mm
Thickness	1.1 mm
Shape	Round
Technique	Milled
Orientation	Medal alignment ↑↑
Demonetized	Yes
Updated	2024-10-04

Numista	N#34848
Rarity index	46%

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

Plain