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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;manymore, post: 1022443, member: 17118&quot;]The inscription in the middle of the obverse side (right image) reads <i>guang xu yuan bao</i> which means the coin was minted during the Guang Xu reign (1875-1908) of Emperor De Zong of the Qing (Ch&#039;ing) Dynasty of China.</p><p><br /></p><p>The inscription near the top rim is <i>yun nan sheng zao</i> which translates as &quot;made in Yunnan Province&quot;.</p><p><br /></p><p>The inscription near the bottom of the rim reads <i>ku ping san qian liu fen</i> which translates as &quot;treasury scale 3 mace and 6 candareens&quot;.</p><p><br /></p><p>According to a Chinese reference book, there are two versions of this coin: &quot;old yunnan&quot; and &quot;new yunnan&quot;.&nbsp; The &quot;old yunnan&quot; has English on the reverse side and the &quot;new yunnan&quot; does not.</p><p><br /></p><p>Since I cannot see any English on the reverse side (left image) of your coin, you must have the &quot;new yunnan&quot; version.</p><p><br /></p><p>The reference states that &quot;new yunnan&quot; coins were made in 1908.&nbsp; However, the reference further states that there is the possibility that the coins were actually made in the 3rd year (1911) of the Xuan Tong reign of Emperor Puyi (&quot;the Last Emperor&quot;) and that &quot;additional research&quot; is needed.</p><p><br /></p><p>Gary[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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