Summary

10 Cents, Issued by Kiangnan Province (Jiangnan), China, 1899
Minted by Nanking

Obverse Description

At centre, within circle of beads, Chinese and Manchu legends; around, Chinese legend

Reverse Description

At centre, a dragon facing; around above, KIANG NAN PROVINCE; around below, 7.2 CANDAREENS

Edge Description

Milled

Significance

The mint at Nanking was equiped with modern machinery in1897, ie. the coins were then struck, not cast. Its firs issues were made in 1898 including this coin, one of 8,000,000 of this denomination struck.

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