CHINA 5-Cents 1898 Kirin Province. Unusual misspelled RPOVINCE legend! Fine (scratches & deposits!)

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1898, China, Kirin Province. Silver 5-Cents Coin. Kann-Unlisted Variety!

Mint Year: 1898
Region: Kirin Province
Denomination: 5 Cents (3.6 Candareens)
Reference: Kann 379 var. (there listed as Error!), L&M-520, KM-Y#179. R!
Condition: Weakly struck reverse, with minor deposits (rust from a nearby object), scratches, othewise Fine+
Material: Silver
Diameter: 16mm
Weight: 1.17gm


Obverse: Imperial dragon facing, coiled leftward around fireball and surrounded by stylized clouds. Large Manchu characters at sides. Misspelled legedn around without dot between KIRIN and PROVINCE above and 3 and 6 below. Also the word CANDAREENS is missing the first letter:
Legend: KIRIN RPOVINCE - 36 ANDAREENS

Reverse: Flower-basket surrounded by four characters. All within inner-circle. Legend around split by crosslets.



Jilin (Chinese: 吉林; pinyin: Jílín; Postal map spelling: Kirin), is a province of the People's Republic of China located in the northeastern part of the country. Jilin borders North Korea and Russia to the east, Heilongjiang to the north, Liaoning to the south, and Inner Mongolia to the west. The name was transliterated to Kirin before standardization to pinyin.

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