Item NU 40539 Coin - 10 Cash, Empire of China, General Issue, China, 1907

Summary

10 Cash, Issued by Empire of China, general issue, 1907

Physical Description

A round bronze coin (28 mm dia). The obverse features a dragon facing; around above, legend in Chinese; around below, TAI-CHING-TI-KUO COPPER COIN. The reverse has four Chinese characters within a central circle set around the mint mark incuse in Chinese on a central bead; around, legends in Chinese and Manchu characters (the Cyclical Date, 1907, is given by the characters which start and end the legend at the top of the coin). The edge is plain

Obverse Description

A dragon facing; around above, legend in Chinese; around below, TAI-CHING-TI-KUO COPPER COIN.

Reverse Description

Four Chinese characters within a central circle; around, legends in Chinese and Manchu characters

Edge Description

plain