拍品描述： 光绪二十二年北洋机器局造一角银币。（珍稀度☆☆）光绪二十二年製，即是北洋造币厰开铸的首年，珍罕。北洋造币厰运作初期，製钱币值採用十进制，最大面额为一圆，递减的小面额以角计，与其时大部分造币厰採用的库平七钱二分单位不同。据中国海关记载，此拍品发行量仅5,000枚。深打，柔和丝缎银光，赏心悦目。NGC AU-58.CHINA. Chihli (Pei Yang Arsenal). 10 Cents, Year 22 (1896). NGC AU-58.L&M-442; K-184; Y-62; WS-0606; Wenchao-609 (rarity two stars). This RARE piece was struck in the 22nd year of Kuang Hsu and represents the first year of issue for the Pei Yang Arsenal. During the first few years of operations, the mint assigned denominations using a decimal system. The largest coin in this set is denominated as a Dollar , with subsequent equivalents for the smaller denominations. This deviated from the normal 7 Mace 2 Candareens used by most mints. According to Chinese customs report, the mintage for this issue was a mere 5,000 pieces. Sharply struck with soft satin luster and quite attractive.