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10 Fen - Xuantong
| Issuer | Kiangnan Province |
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| Year | ND (1911) |
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| Weight | 2.60 g |
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| Obverse script | Chinese / Manchu |
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| Edge | Reeded. |
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Kiangnan's provincial mint at Shanghai was among the most technically sophisticated in Qing China, having been established with British machinery in the 1890s. By 1911, the dynasty was months from collapse — the Wuchang Uprising in October ended Xuantong's reign before most of this issue ever reached meaningful circulation. Undated provincial silver of this final reign period was a practical hedge: dropping the reign year insulated the mint from the political consequences of issuing coins under a sovereign who might not survive the year.