Coin, 10 Cash, Chihli, 1906-1910
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
1906-1910 AD
10 Cash, Issued by Chihli (the name of the Provence was changed toHebei (Hopei) in 1928), China, nd. (1906-1910) Struck at the Peiyang Arsenal mint, Tientsin Obverse: At centre within a circle of beads, four Chinese characters around a raised circle with incuse mint mark; at left and right Chinese characters for 'Board of Revenue'; around above and below, 11 characters.
Reverse: At centre within a bead circle, a dragon facing, body curved around a pearl; around above, four Chinese characters; around below, TAI-CHING-TI-KUO COPPER COIN. Edge: The edge is plain.
Evidence at a glance
- Linked sources
- 1
- Photograph views
- 2
- Catalogue references
- 0
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Historical context
The name of the Province, Chihli meant 'directly ruled' (by the Imperial Court) and so was changed in 1928 to Hebei (meaning 'north of the river' in this case meaning the Yellow River). The mint at the Peiyang Arsenal replaced the Paoting mint which produced cast coins for the Province in 1888.
It was upgraded with a silver coin section in 1896 but was destroyed during the Boxer Rebellion (1900-1901) and not re-opened until 1902. On 22 August 1905 the Emperor approved a regulation that would establish a central mint at Tientsin (now Tianjin) with four branch mints at Nanking (now Nanjing), Tientsin, Wuchang and Canton (now Guangzhou).
This coin was struck in the new Board of Revenue style which resulted from the Imperial regulation in 1906. Also, under the 1905 regulation, expansion of all other mints was forbidden with an intention to close them when possible. As a result the Peiyang Arsenal mint which was in Tientsin was merged with Teintsin central mint in 1910. The issue is therefore dated between 1906 and 1910.
Physical characteristics
- Material
- Bronze
- Dimensions
- Overall Dimensions: 28 mm (Outside Diameter), 7.36 g (Weight)
Technical characteristics
- Place recorded
- China
- Series recorded
- milled coins
- Denomination recorded
- 10 Cash
Identification
- Source note
- Transcribed from the Museums Victoria, Melbourne collection record for this single object (sentences kept verbatim apart from removed sale or rarity wording); how far it represents a wider collectible type has not been independently verified.
- Candidate id
- mv-67664
- Museum object name
- Coin - 10 Cash, Chihli, China, 1906-1910
- Holding institution
- Museums Victoria, Melbourne
- Museum object number
- NU 24357
- Published references
- Y#10c
Documentation checklist
- Denomination
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- Issue or mint date
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- Material
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- Weight
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- Mint or printer mark
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- Catalogue reference
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Catalogue references
No catalogue numbers recorded. Numbers are only published once transcribed from a verified edition of a standard catalogue — they are never inferred.
Research required
- Research required: confirm the wider type, maker and dating against a specialist reference; this entry documents one recorded example.