One (1) 10 cash coin,
China, Shantung Province, n.d.
Obverse Image: Four Orthodox characters in a pearled circle with Manchu text above and Orthodox text below; to the left and right are five-petaled flowers.
Obverse Text: KUANG / HSU / YUAN / PAO (Translation: Currency of the Kuang Hsu period; the text above and below dictates the date.)
Reverse Image: Front facing dragon in a pearled circle with eight-petaled flowers to the right and left.
Reverse Text: SHANTUNG / TEN / CASH
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