Description: SELLING FOR $400 OBO- Summary 10 Cash, Issued by Anhwei Province (Anhui), China, nd. (1906) Struck at the Anking mint Obverse Description At centre within circle of beads, incuse mint mark on raised circle with four Chinese characters around; around, outside circle of beads, 13 characters - those at laft and right for Board of Revenue Reverse Description At centre within a circle of beads, a dragon facing; above, foru Chinese characters; around below, TAI-CIIING-TI-KUO COPPER COIN (the H of CHING made from 2 letter I) Significance The Provincial mint at Anking (Anqing) was opened, with modern machinery, in 1897 but was closed between 1899 and 1902. In the first period it struck only silver coins. The second period was dedicated to the production of bronze coins (including this piece), which it continued until finally closed in 1909. Anking was founded in the 2nd century BC. It played an important role in the Taiping Rebellion (particularly 1853-1861) and is now a prefecture-level city in the Anhui Province. The Annual Report of the Royal Mint, London for 1906 records of the Chinese 10-cash coin that, from all Chinese mints, over 10,000 million were in circulation. Earlier strikings were of low copper content though by 1905 a 95% standard was being achieved. The coins were only worth 3 or 4 cash but were forced into circulation at the 10 cash level. The number produced and the fact that they were not recieved in payment of taxes or government revenue saw them heavily discounted in circulation. 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). Expansion of all other mints was forbidden with an intention to close them when possible, Anking was closed in 1909. The official banks were to watch money-changers and markets, with any attempt to raise or lower the value of the coins to be reported to the Board of Revenue or Provincial authorities.
Price: 400 USD
Location: Portage, Michigan
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All returns accepted: ReturnsNotAccepted
Year: 1906
Country/Region of Manufacture: China
Composition: Copper
Color: RB
Fineness: 0.75
Grade: Ungraded
Certification: Uncertified
Denomination: 10 Cash
Circulated/Uncirculated: Uncirculated
Historical Period: Empire (up to 1948)
