China, Qing Dynasty. Guangxu Emperor CU 10 Cash. Hubei (Hupeh) province, 1902-1905. Flying Imperial dragon facing, coiled around fireball and surrounded by stylized clouds; HU-PEH PROVINCE above, TEN CASH below / Emperor, denomination and mint. KM Y122a.
NGC graded XF 45 BN (#6027927-025).
From the inventory of a UK dealer.
Although Guangxu was nominally Emperor, he was under house arrest when these coins were minted. Within a few years the Wuchang Uprising would take place, the start of the Xinhai Revolution which ousted the Qing dynasty thus ending China's final imperial dynasty.