Dragon Copper 2 Cash 1905 Board of Revenue Central Mint Qing Emperor Guang Xu
	
		
			
			
Qing Dynasty
			Guang Xu, Dragon Copper 2 Cash in Brass
			
1905 AD 乙巳, Board of Revenue Central Mint
			
 
			
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Reign title: Guang Xu, AD 1875-1908
			
Obverse:
			NOTE: date is on the top at 1 o'clock and a half and 10 o'clock and a half, respectively. The mintmark is in the middle.
			
			Lettering:
			        巳      乙
			             大
			部　幣　銅　戶
			             清
			
    文二錢制當
			
Reverse: Dragon, the symbol of the Qing royal family, Flaming Dragon emblem in center,
			surrounded by stylized clouds and fire and water below.
			
			Edge: Plain
			
References: Y# 8
			
 
			
This 2 cash Dragon copper Circular coin was issued in 1905 with the sexagenary year written in Chinese "Yi Si" on the obverse. Chinese (Great Ch'ing copper Coin) within beaded circle. 2 Chinese characters "HU POO" (Board of Revenue) on each side of the center in the outer circle, the Emperor's reign title in four Manchu characters with two Chinese characters denoting the sexagenary year of the issue above, and Chinese (Equivalent to 10 Cash) below. On the reverse is a new design dragon [known as Tai Ch'ing Ti Kuo Dragon] emblem in center with a seven-flames pearl, surrounded by stylized clouds within beaded circle; above in outer circle, Chinese means made in the Reign of Kuang Hsu, below English "TAI-CHING-TI-KUO COPPER COIN". TI-KUO means empires.
			
In 1905 China carried out a coinage reform which standardized the designs of copper coins. All mints were ordered to use the same obverse and reverse designs, but to place a mint mark in the center of the obverse. - page 318, S.C.O.W.C. 18th Edition.
			
 
			
 
			
 
			
 
			
 
			
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