One (1) 10 cash coin, Kuang-hsu (Ch'ing/Qing)
China, Kirin Province, n.d.
Obverse Image: Orthodox script read top, bottom, right, left; with Manchu inscription for Kirin read center.
Obverse Text: Romanization: KUANG / HSU / YUAN / PAO / KIRIN / SHENG / TSAO / MEI / YUAN / TANG / CHIH / CH'IEN / SHIH / WEN (Translation: Currency of the Kuang Hsu period, made in the province of Kirin each coin equal to 10 standard cash.)
Reverse Image: Center, new design dragon facing right.
Reverse Text: KIRIN /
10 / CASH
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