1899, China, Kiangnan. Scarce Silver 10 Cents Coin. L&M-227. Y-142a.3. VF
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1899, China, Kiangnan. Scarce Silver 10 Cents Coin. L&M-227. Y-142a.3. VF Mint Date: 1899 Condition: Cleaned VF. Denomination: 10 Cents Region: Kiangnan Province Reference: L&M-227, KM#Y-142a.2. R! Diameter: 19mm Material: Silver Weight: 2.8gm Obverse: Flying dragon of the great Chin Empire, coiled leftward. Rosettes at sides. Legend: KIANG NAN PROVINCE * 7.2 CANDAREENS * Reverse: Value surrounded by bilingual legends in Manchu / Chinese script. Authenticity unconditionally guaranteed. ! The Guangxu Emperor (simplified Chinese: ??? ; traditional Chinese: ??? ; pinyin: Guangxùdì ; Wade-Giles: Kwang Hsu) (14 August 1871–14 November 1908), born Zaitian (Chinese: ?? ), was the tenth emperor of the Manchu-led Qing Dynasty, and the ninth Qing emperor to rule over China proper. His reign lasted from 1875 to 1908, but in practice he ruled, under Empress Dowager Cixi's influence, only from 1889 to 1898. He initiated the Hundred Days' Reform, but was abruptly stopped when Cixi launched a coup in 1898, after which he was put under house arrest until his death. His reign name means "The Glorious Succession".Even after he began formal rule, Cixi continued to influence his decisions and actions, despite residing for a period of time at the Imperial Summer Palace (Yiheyuan) which she had ordered Guangxu's father, the Prince Chun, to construct,
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