Kwangtung ND (1900-1906) 10 cash Y-193

from the Yuan Collection

from the Yuan Collection

Kwangtung Province (now Guangdong) is on the south coast of China, and surrounds Hong Kong and Macau. The mint in the city of Guangzhou (Canton) opened in 1888 and issued a large number of coins until closure in 1931.

The specimen shown is a copper 10 cash (1 cent) coin from the reign of Kuang-Hsu.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: copper.

Catalog reference: KM Y-193.

Source:

• Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1801-1900, 9th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
• Kann, Eduard. Illustrated Catalog of Chinese Coins, Vol. 1 of 3. Bronx, NY: Ishi Press International, 2006.

Links to:

• (1889) 5 cents Y-194
• (1891) 5 cents Y-199
• (1889) 10 cents Y-195
• (1890) 10 cents Y-195.1
• (1891) 10 cents Y-200
• (1889) 20 cents Y-196
• (1891) 20 cents Y-201
• (1889) 50 cents Y-197
• (1891) 50 cents Y-202
• 1888 (1890) 1 dollar Y-198
• (1890-1908) 1 dollar Y-203
• (1909-1911) 20 cents Y-205
• (1909-1911) 1 dollar Y-206
• 1918 (year 7) 2 cents Y-418
• 1924 (year 13) 20 cents Y-423
• 1928 (year 17) 20 cents Y-424
• 1929 (year 18) 20 cents Y-426
• Coins and currency dated 1900
• return to China, Kwangtung Province