Item number: A1903

Year: AD 1911

Material: Bronze

Size: 29.6 x 29.6 x 1.5 mm

Weight: 8.35 g

Manufactured by: Central Mint, Tianjin

Provenance: Da Chen Stamps and Coins Collection 2015

This is a copper coin minted in the 3rd year of the Xuantong reign (AD 1911) by the Tianjin Central Mint, intended as part of a new nationwide series of copper currency. The series comprised five denominations: 1 Cash, 2 Cash, 5 Cash, 10 Cash, and 20 Cash. However, due to the outbreak of the Xinhai Revolution in October of that year and the forced abdication of Emperor Puyi the following year, only the 1 Cash and 10 Cash denominations saw widespread circulation in the market.

The obverse side of the coin features a central beaded circle, within which a five-clawed flying dragon is depicted with its body coiled and its head facing left, mouth open. Surrounding the dragon, cloud motifs serve as decorative elements. Outside the beaded circle, the inscription “大清銅幣” (Great Qing Copper Coin) is engraved in Chinese characters, following a top-bottom-right-left sequence.

The reverse side of the coin features a concentric circular design. At the centre, the denomination “十文” (Ten Cash) is prominently displayed, flanked on both sides by decorative motifs of tied rice stalks. Positioned slightly above, on the left and right sides, are six-petalled floral ornaments serving as separators. The upper edge bears the inscription “宣統三年” (Xuantong Year 3), indicating the year of issuance. The lower edge displays the exchange rate, stating that one hundred of these coins were equivalent to one silver yuan of the Great Qing currency system.

物件編號: A1903

年代: 公元 1911 年

材質: 青銅

尺寸: 29.6 x 29.6 x 1.5 mm

重量: 8.35 g

製造地: 造幣總廠， 天津

來源: 大城郵幣社 2015

這是一枚宣統3年(公元1911年)，天津的造幣總廠發行準備供全國通用的新系列銅幣，分別有：一文、二文、五文、十文和二十文，總計有五種面額。然而當年10月辛亥革命的爆發和隔年溥儀皇帝被迫退位，該系列僅有一文和十文兩種面額在市場上大量流通。

錢幣正面的正中央有一道珠圈，珠圈裡面有一條捲曲身軀，面朝左側張開大嘴的五爪飛龍，周圍以雲朵作為裝飾。珠圈外圍按上、下、右、左順序，依序以漢字鐫刻「大清銅幣」四字。

錢幣背面有一道同心圓，正中央是兩側以打結的稻穗作為裝飾的面額「十文」。外圍偏上方的左右兩側各以一朵六瓣花作為分界，上緣是發行年份「宣統三年」，下緣則是這枚錢幣和大清銀幣之間的兌換率「百枚換銀幣一圓」。