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1908, China, Fukien Province. Nice Silver Dragon 20 Cents Coin. VF+

Condition: VF+
Region: Fukien
Denomination: 20 Cents
Mint Period: 1903-1908
Reference: L&M-292, KM-104.2. R!
Diameter: 24mm
Material: Silver
Weight: 5.28gm

Obverse: Small imperial dragon facing, coiled around fireball.
Legend: FOO-KIEN PROVINCE + 7.2 CANDAREENS +

Reverse: Chinese characters and mandarin characters within pelleted circle.
Legend: "Fu-kien Kuan Chü Tsao Kuang-hsü Yüan-pao"

Fujian, formerly romanised as Fukien or Foukien, is a province on the southeast coast of mainland China. Fujian is bordered by Zhejiang to the north, Jiangxi to the west, and Guangdong to the south. Taiwan lies to the east, across the Taiwan Strait. The name Fujian came from the combination of Fuzhou and Jianzhou (a former name for Jian'ou) two cities in Fujian, during the Tang Dynasty. With a Han majority, it is one of the most culturally and linguistically diverse provinces in China.

Most of Fujian is administered by the People's Republic of China. However, the archipelagos of Kinmen, Matsu, and Liuchu are under the control of the Republic of China. Thus, there are two provinces (in the sense of government organizations): the Fujian Province administered by the People's Republic of China and the Fujian Province of the Republic of China.