Dragon Copper Hubei Water Dragon Claw outside Whisker Emperor China 1902 水龍爪在鬚外


Qing Dynasty
Guang Xu, Dragon Copper 10 Cash

1902-05 AD Hubei Province, Water Dragon

Rare 湖北水龍爪在鬚外


Reign title: Guang Xu, AD 1875-1908


造　省　北　湖

寶 　元

十 　當

Reverse: Dragon, the symbol of the Qing royal family,
the emblem of flaming dragon flying in clouds playing a pearl in fire above water.


Edge: Smooth


References: Y# 122


Mint-made errors - Off-center strike

An off-center coin is produced when the coin is struck once, albeit off center. Unlike a broadstrike, the punch is not in the center of the coin, but rather the edge. This results in a coin which is not circular. The coin gives a freakish appearance as a result, and various amounts of blank planchet space are visible. The coins can vary in value because of how far off center they are struck, although coins with full dates are more desirable than coins without a date or missing digits.



Hubei Province

Modern equipment began operation at the Wuchang mint in 1895; prior to that the coins were cast. Wuchang is now part of Wuhan, capital of the Hubei (Hupeh) Province and is situated opposite where the Han River enters the Yangtze River. 4,475,000 of these coins were struck, this denomination was produced in between 1902 and 1905. Although nominally Emperor, Guangxu (Kuang-hsu) was under house arrest at the time these coins were produced.



Chinese Dragon Copper Coin








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