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Year: AD 1898

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Manufactured by: Fengtian Arsenal

Provenance: Fuchin Coin 2023

The Fengtian Machinery Bureau was established in the 22nd year of the Guangxu reign (AD 1896). In AD 1898, it began issuing a series of machine-struck silver coins, including denominations of one yuan, five jiao, two jiao, and one jiao. These coins adopted a yuan-based valuation system, breaking away from the traditional weight-based liang system. Their design closely resembled that of the coins produced by the Beiyang Machinery Bureau. The five-jiao coin of this series was minted between AD 1898 and 1899.

This particular specimen is a silver coin minted in AD 1898 at the Fengtian Machinery Bureau in Shenyang. The obverse features a central coiled dragon design, surrounded by the inscription “Minted by the Fengtian Machinery Bureau in the 24th Year of Guangxu of the Great Qing.” The reverse, in poor condition, originally displayed the denomination “Five Jiao” in a vertical script within a pearl-ringed central area, with an outer ring inscribed in Manchu script, which translates to “Minted by the Fengtian Machinery Bureau in the 24th Year of Guangxu of the Great Qing.” Both sides feature an inner toothed rim and an outer border, while the coin’s edge is serrated.

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製造地: 奉天機器局

來源: 福君錢幣 2023

奉天機器局始建於清光緒22年(公元1896年)，公元1898年鑄行一圓、五角、二角、一角等系列機制銀幣，以圓計值打破以兩錢計重的舊習慣，樣式類似北洋機器局銀幣。此版五角幣鑄行期間為公元1898年至1899年。

此件為公元1898年位於瀋陽的奉天機器局所鑄造銀幣，幣面中央為正面蟠龍圖案，周圍環鑄「大清光緒二十四年奉天機器局造」字樣，錢背幣況不佳，珠圈內應為幣值「五角」直書，外圈環鑄滿文，意為「大清光緒二十四年奉天機器局造」，雙面皆具內齒及外廓，幣邊為齒邊。