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Arms of Chinese Empire Provinces of China Modern Dime Size Silver Coins of the World CHINA ====================================================================== ====================================================================== CHINA,Empire and Republic ====================================================================== Provinces of China China Mints striking Modern Silver Dime Size Coins ====================================================================== MINT (1) PROVINCE (2) REFERENCE (3) ANKING ANHWEI Y-42 CANTON KWANGTUNG Y-195, Y-200, Y-422, Y-425 CHANGSHA HUNAN Y-115 CHANGTU SZECHUAN Y-235, Y-240, Y-453 FOOCHOW FUKIEN Y-103, Y-326, Y-339, Y-380, Y-382, Y-388, Y-390 HANGCHOW CHEHKIANG Y-52, Y-371 KIRIN KIRIN (4) Y-180, Y-180A, Y-180C MUKDEN FENGTIEN (4) Y-84, Y-209 NANKING KIANGNAN (5) Y-142, Y-142A, Y-146 NANNING KWANGSI Y-414 (6) TAIPEH TAIWAN Y-247 TIENTSIN (7) CHIHLI (HOPEI) Y-12, Y-28, Y-62, Y-70, Y-334 WUCHANG HUPEH Y-124, Y-129 YUNNANFU YUNNAN Y-255 ====================================================================== (1) Mints which struck the 10 cents size only. FOOTNOTE: Since the middle of the thirteenth century China was (2) Other provinces: Shantung, Kweichow, Shansi, twice conquered by the foreigner; the Mongols in 1260 and the Shensi and Kansu. Manchus in 1644. The Manchus gave a stability and permanence (3) Modern World Coins, 11 Edition, R.S.Yeoman to the government. The head of the state was the Emperor, the (4) Manchuria, know as the Three Eastern Provinces: Sovereign by Divine right, the Son of Heaven. He was the Father Fengtien, Kirin and Heilungkiang (Since 1928 Jehol of the Nation. Succession passed in the male line to the Emperor’s was made a fourth Province). ablest rather than oldest son, not excluding the offspring of con- (5) A Region consisting of Kiangsu, Anhwei, Kiangsi. cubines. If there was no direct heir, succession passed to a lateral (6) Also Kweilin, Wuchow branch of the family in the younger generation. The new Emperor (7) Peiyang Arsenal could thus by adoption perform the ancestral rites to the departed sovereign. The territory of the Manchu Emperor included the eigh- FOOTNOTE: The Empire and Republic series of 10 cents dime teen provinces of China proper and the four great dependencies; size silver coins of China are arranged first in mint city and then Mongolia, Manchuria (with privileged status as the homeland of the in chronological order. Dynasty), Tibet from 1700 and Sinkiang after 1789. Beyond the dependencies were the vassal states informally recognizing the overlordship of the Middle Kingdom. This was based upon the payment of tribute which during China's history came from Arabia, Malabar, Ceylon, Eastern India, Indo-China, Loochoo, Sulu and Korea. Arms of Chinese Empire ENCYCLOPEDIA OF SMALL SILVER COINS - CHINA - PAGE 92 ====================================================================== ====================================================================== CHINA, EMPIRE of, AN-HWEI PROVINCE ANKING MINT ====================================================================== 10 CENTS 19MM .820 FINE 2.7 GRAMS ====================================================================== (1897) nd 250,000 ¿OV: 4 Chinese and 4 Manchu characters within inner circle of pearls (Kuang Hsu valuable coin), 4 Chinese characters (Made in Anhwei Province) above / ‚ left and ‚ right / 6 Chinese characters for weight (7 fen 2 li) below. ¿RV: Dragon, AN-HWEI PROVINCE above / ‚ left and ‚ right / 7.2 CANDAREENS below. EDGE: Reeded MINT: AN-HWEI = ANKING TYPE: I = No date REFERENCE: Y-42, K-51 FOOTNOTE: In 1861 Emperor Hsien-Feng died in Jehol. His wife later to be known as the Eastern Empress had no son; but his concubine Yehonala who became known as the Western Em- press or Empress Dowager Tz’u-Hsi, had one son named Tsai- Ch’un. This child at age five became Heir Apparent in accordance to his father’s last will. A Regency was set up composed of his father's trusted clansmen headed by Su-Shun and seven others. The eight Regents were to obtain the consent of the Eastern and Western Expresses. This will was later condemned as a forgery. When Emperor T’ung-Chih grew older, he came to realize the wrong- doings of his own mother and began to side with the Eastern Empress. When he approached a marriageable age, the Eastern Empress recommended a girl near his own age, she was eigh- teen, while his mother the Western Empress selected a girl then only thirteen as the bride, so she could continue her control through the young Queen. Both felt very strong in their recommendations Emperor Kuang Hsu and finally the young Emperor was allowed to make his choice. He ====================================================================== selected the eighteen-year-old girl who became Queen in 1872, CHINA, EMPIRE of, AN-HWEI PROVINCE while the other young girl was made his concubine of the First ANKING MINT Rank. The following year Emperor T’ung-Chih was allowed to rule ====================================================================== without the Regency. When Emperor T’ung-Chih had just reached 10 CENTS 19MM .820 FINE 2.4 GRAMS the legal age to govern by himself, he died in 1874 and left no heir, ====================================================================== and had no brother. Empress Dowager Tz’u-Hsi selected the son of Prince I-Huan, then only three years old to succeed to the (1898) 24th Year 500,000 throne. He was the son of the youngest sister of Empress Dowa- ger Tz’u-Hsi and became known as Emperor Kuang-Hsu. By con- ¿OV: 4 Chinese and 4 Manchu characters within trolling this decision, the two Dowager Expresses managed to inner circle of pearls (Kuang Hsu valuable coin) 8 Chinese retain power over China's affairs. In 1881 the Eastern Empress characters (24th year of Kuang Hsu) above / 6 Chinese died, poisoned by Tz’u-Hsi, allowing her to dominate the affairs of characters for weight (7 fen 2 li) below. the Ch’ing Dynasty. During this whole period the Manchu Emperors were no more than figurheads. The real power of the Chinese ¿RV: Dragon, AN-HWEI PROVINCE above / 7.2 Government was actually held by the Empress and a few eu- CANDAREENS below. nuchs. This predicted the downfall of the Ch’ing Dynasty. Emperor Kuang-Hsu was married in 1889. In 1898 acting on the advice of EDGE: Reeded a number of young scholars whom he had summoned to his side, the Emperor proclaimed a large number of reforms, but so numer- MINT: AN-HWEI = ANKING ous and so sweeping were they that the Empress Dowager be- came alarmed, deposed the Emperor, revoked his edicts, and con- TYPE: II = Dated 24th Year, no initials, no rosettes. demned the young reformers to death. Six of them were beheaded, but many escaped. New Interrnational Encyclopedia, 1910. REFERENCE: Y-42.1, K-60 FOOTNOTE; Quick reference for Chinese numbers. FOOTNOTE: Ngan-hwei (pronuncation - on whay) = An-hwei mean- ing “Peace glory”, capital of the Province of the same name is 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 situated on the Yang-tse river, about 175 miles east of Hankow. It was opened to foreign trade in 1897. Its population is estimated at 40,000. ENCYCLOPEDIA OF SMALL SILVER COINS - CHINA - PAGE 93 1898 - 24th Year - ANHWEI - REV 1898 - 24th Year - ANHWEI - OBV ====================================================================== ====================================================================== CHINA, EMPIRE of, AN-HWEI PROVINCE CHINA, EMPIRE of, AN-HWEI PROVINCE ANKING MINT ANKING MINT ====================================================================== ====================================================================== 10 CENTS 19MM .820 FINE 2.4 GRAMS 10 CENTS 19MM .820 FINE 2.4 GRAMS ====================================================================== ====================================================================== (1898) 24th Year included with Y-42.1 (1898) 24th Year included with Y-42.1 ¿OV: 4 Chinese and 4 Manchu characters within ¿OV: 4 Chinese and 4 Manchu characters within inner circle of pearls (Kuang Hsu valuable coin) 8 Chinese inner circle of pearls (Kuang Hsu valuable coin) A. S. T. C. (4 characters (24th year of Kuang Hsu) above / ‚ left and ‚ right initials) in center round mongol script, 8 Chinese characters / 6 Chinese characters for weight (7 fen 2 li) below. (24th year of Kuang Hsu) above / 6 Chinese characters for weight (7 fen 2 li) below. ¿RV: Dragon, AN-HWEI PROVINCE above/ ‚ left and ‚ right / 7.2 CANDAREENS below. ¿RV: Dragon, AN-HWEI PROVINCE above/ ‹ left and ‹ (6 point rosettes) / 7.2 CANDAREENS below. EDGE: Reeded EDGE: Reeded MINT: AN-HWEI = ANKING MINT: AN-HWEI = ANKING TYPE: II = Dated 24th Year, no initials TYPE: III = Dated 24th Year with A S T C REFERENCE: Y-42.2, K-56 REFERENCE: Y-42.3, K-60B FOOTNOTE: In central China it is estimated that something less FOOTNOTE: Some references indicate A.S.T.C. = Anhwei Sheng than a quarter of a cent (gold) will procure enough coarse food to Tsao Ch’ien for Anhwei Province Made coin. provide a full meal for a grown man; this, at three meals per day, would amount to 11 shillings per year. No doubt this is a low estimate; but even when more than doubled, we obtain an idea of the remarkable manner in which the coolie class have solved the subsistence problem. With such a basis one can understand how it is possible to obtain such labor at wages varying from five cents as a minimum to twenty cents (gold) as a maximum per day. The absence of roads fit for wagon traffic is a very striking feature in the central and southern provinces of China. In the north there are some highways suitable for vehicular
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