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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;manymore, post: 657628, member: 17118&quot;]I think I can add a little additional information to the discussion.</p><p><br /></p><p>The four Chinese characters at the top of the coin are <i>yun nan sheng zhi</i> which means &quot;made in Yunnan Province&quot;.</p><p><br /></p><p>The four Chinese characters in the middle of the coin are <i>guang xu yuan bao</i> which translates as &quot;original currency of Guangxu&quot;.&nbsp; Emperor Guangxu reigned during the years 1875-1908 of the Qing (Ch&#039;ing) Dynasty.</p><p><br /></p><p>There is a little confusion concerning the inscription at the bottom of the coin.&nbsp; The Chinese character to the right of the &quot;3&quot; is not the word for year (<i>nian</i>).&nbsp; The character is actually <i>ping</i>.&nbsp; The two characters have a similar appearance so the confusion is understandable.</p><p><br /></p><p>The Chinese at the bottom of the coin therefore reads <i>ku ping san qian liu fen</i>. The <i>ku ping</i> can translate as &quot;treasury-scale for silver&quot; and the <i>san qian liu fen</i> is usually translated as &quot;3 Mace and 6 Candareens&quot; which is sometimes referred to as a silver 50 cent piece.</p><p><br /></p><p>The other side of the coin does not appear to have any inscription.&nbsp; The image is unclear but the design is probably that of a dragon.</p><p><br /></p><p>Unfortunately, my knowledge of Chinese coins is limited to cast coins so I am unable to further identify the coin or attest to its authenticity.</p><p><br /></p><p>Hopefully, the above information will permit other forum members with more expertise and reference materials on Chinese struck coins to provide a better identification of the coin.</p><p><br /></p><p>Gary[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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