½ Jiao - Guangxu Pei Yang Arsenal; type 2; original dragon, China

½ Jiao - Guangxu Pei Yang Arsenal; type 2; original dragon, China, 1897 obverse image½ Jiao - Guangxu Pei Yang Arsenal; type 2; original dragon, China, 1897 reverse image
½ Jiao - Guangxu Pei Yang Arsenal; type 2; original dragon coin main info

Main information

  • Country:
    China flagChina
  • Years of Minting:
    1897
  • Period:
    n/a
  • Coin Type:
    Standard circulation coin
  • Edge:
    Reeded.
  • Shape:
    Round
  • Technique:
    Milled
  • Mint:
    n/a
½ Jiao - Guangxu Pei Yang Arsenal; type 2; original dragon Reference Price

Reference Price

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The actual value of the coin may differ depending on its condition, luster, rarity, and other factors. This is a rough estimation.

½ Jiao - Guangxu Pei Yang Arsenal; type 2; original dragon Coin Design

Coin Design

Reverse

Description:

Dragon with pearl at centre surrounded by English legend.

Engraver:

n/a

Designer:

n/a

Obverse

Description:

Two Chinese ideograms surrounded by Manchu words, all surrounded by more ideograms.

Engraver:

n/a

Designer:

n/a

Edge

Description:

Reeded.

½ Jiao - Guangxu Pei Yang Arsenal; type 2; original dragon Lettering

Lettering

Obverse:

清大 造局器械洋北 - 年三十二绪光 ᡩᠠᡳᠴᡳᠩ ᡤᡠᡵᡠᠨ ᡳ᠋ ᠪᠠᡩᠠᡵᠠᠩᡤᠠ ᡩᠣᡵᠣ ᡳ᠋ ᠣᡵᡳᠨ ᡳᠯᠠᠨᠴᡳ ᠠᠨᡳᠶᠠ ᠠᠮᠠᡵᡤᡳ ᠨᠠᠮᡠ ᡳ᠋ ᡨᡝᡨᡠᠨ ᡧᡠᡵᡩᡝᡵᡝ ᡴᡡᠸᠠᡵᠠᠨ ᠸᡝᡳᡵᡝᡥᡝ 半 角

Reverse:

TA. TSING TWENTY THIRD YEAR OF KWANG HSU PEI YANG ARSENAL

½ Jiao - Guangxu Pei Yang Arsenal; type 2; original dragon Physical Feature

Physical Feature

Composition

Silver (.820)

Size

½ Jiao - Guangxu Pei Yang Arsenal; type 2; original dragon sizes
  • Weight:1.32 g
  • Diameter:16 mm
  • Thickness:n/a
  • Edge:Reeded.

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