One (1) kuang hsu yuan pao coin, Peiyang Province
China, 1875-1908
Obverse Image: Orthodox script read top, bottom, right, left; dragons around the rim.
Obverse Text: Romanization: KUANG / HSU / TUNG / PAO / TANG / CHIH / CH'IEN / SHIH / WEN (Translation: Currency of the Kuang Hsu period, equal to 10 standard cash coins.)
Reverse Image: Center, Dragon; right and left, rosette; Orthodox script at top and bottom.
Reverse Text: Romanization: PEI / YANG / LING / YUNG / SHIH / WEN (Translation: Peiyang Subsidiary 10 cash piece.)
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