One (1) 10 cash coin, Kuang Hsü
China, 1905
Obverse Image: Orthodox and Manchu script.
Obverse Text: 1905 / TAI / CHING / TUNG / PI / HU / POO (Translation: Currency of the Tai Ching Period).
Reverse Image: Front view dragon, text above and below.
Reverse Text: Romanization: KUANG / HSU / NIEN / TSAO / TAI / CHING / TI / KUO / COPPER / COIN
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