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T. P. Collection. Puyi (1909-12); Obv: Xuan Tong tong bao; Kucha, Xinjiang mint. Rev: Ushi left, right, Kushi (Ku[che] Ten) above and below, strange calligraphy. Hartill #22.1521; 3.2 g., 25 mm., cast 1909 only.
Note in David Hartill's "Cast Chinese Coins": Although there are no more records of Ushi casting after the Jiaqing period, there is a Xuantong coin with
Ushi on the reverse. This must have been cast by Kucha (the only mint still casting red cash at that time) on behalf of Ushi, although, normally the name of the mint that carried out the casting is on the left/right. In the absence of similar coins, it would seem that this was cast as a result of a normal shortage of cash in the Ushi area, rather than as a 'ji yuan' commemorative issue.
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