UNC 川 Silver Proof Coin Dragon Copper 10 Cash Yunnan-Sichuan Mint SP
ANCIENT CHINA Qing Dynasty
Beautiful Silver Pattern Proof Coin
Guang Xu, Dragon Copper 10 Cash in Silver
 
1906 川 丙午 Sichuan Province

 
Material: Silver 900; Size: 28.5 mm; Weight: 9.05 grams
Reign title: Guang Xu, AD 1875-1908
Lettering:
午丙
大
部　幣　川　銅　戶
清
文十錢制當

Reverse: Dragon, the symbol of the Qing royal family, Flaming Dragon emblem in center,
surrounded by stylized clouds and fire and water below.
Lettering:
造　年　緒　光
TAI-CHING-TI-KUO COPPER COIN

Edge: Smooth
 
Szechuan (Sichuan) Province
Szechuan (Sichuan) Province is in the south central part of China, and is an important economic power in the country. The capital is Chengdu. In the early 20th Century it, along with Tibet, was made a special administrative disctrict, acknowledging the dominance of non-Han Chinese people in the region. The Szechuan mint with modern equipment opened in 1898 with machinery brought from New Jersey, USA. Another mint was opened in Chungking in 1905.
 
 
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