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Description (Brief):

One (1) 10 cash coin, Kuang-hsu (Ch'ing/Qing)

Description (Brief)

China, Kiangnan Province, n.d.

Description (Brief)

Obverse Image: Orthodox script read top, bottom, right, left; with Manchu inscription for Kiangsu read center.

Description (Brief)

Obverse Text: Romanization: KUANG / HSU / YUAN / PAO / NAN / CHIANG / SHENG / TSAO / MEI / YUAN / TANG / CHIH / CH'IEN / SHIH / WEN (Translation: Currency of the Kuang Hsu period, made in the province of Kiangnan each coin equal to 10 standard cash.)

Description (Brief)

Reverse Image: Center, dragon facing out, two stars on the right and left sides.

Description (Brief)

Reverse Text: KIANG- / SI / PROVINCE /

Description (Brief)

10 / CASH

Date Made: n.d.

Location: Currently not on view

Place Made: China

See more items in: Work and Industry: National Numismatic Collection, East Asian Coins

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Data Source: National Museum of American History

Id Number: 2017.0060.1192Catalog Number: 2017.0060.1192Accession Number: 2017.0060

Object Name: coin

Physical Description: copper (overall material)

Metadata Usage: CC0

Guid: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746b3-065e-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Record Id: nmah_1837215

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10 Cash, China, n.d.