Obverse

Four Chinese ideograms read top to bottom, right to left, with Manchu characters above and more ideograms around.

Scripts: Chinese (traditional, regular script), Mongolian / Manchu

Lettering:

午 ᠪᠠᡩᠠᠷᠠᠩᡤᠠ ᡩᠣᠷᠣ ᡳ ᠠᠨᡳᠶᠠᡳ ᠸᡝᡳᠯᡝᡥᡝ 丙

部戶

大

幣鄂銅

清

文十錢制當

Translation:

Guangxu (Emperor) / Made in the Year 43

Ministry of Revenue (minting authority)

Great Qing's copper currency / Hupeh (mint)

Currency worth 10 Cash (Wen)

Reverse

Dragon with pearl at centre with Chinese ideograms above and English legend below.

Scripts: Chinese (traditional, regular script), Latin

Lettering:

造年緒光

TAI-CHING-TI-KUO COPPER COIN

Translation:

Made in the reign of Guangxu (Emperor)

Copper coin of the Great Qing Empire