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5 Mithqual - Guangxu

Location Sinkiang Province
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Composition Copper-nickel plated steel
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Obverse description Central field bears four large Chinese characters arranged in a cross pattern reading 餉 (top), 五 (right), 銀 (bottom), and 錢 (left), all enclosed within a beaded inner circle. An Arabic legend surrounds the beaded border between the inner circle and the outer rim.
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Obverse lettering جج سح 餉 بش مثقال 錢 五 銀 مو شش
Reverse description A coiled Chinese imperial dragon in high relief occupies the entire field, its front claws reaching upward toward a flaming pearl at the top. A decorative bat motif, symbolising good fortune, appears above the dragon near the rim, with stylised waves rendered in the lower field.
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