China, 1897-99 AD., Qing Dynasty, emperor De Zong, Sinkiang province, modern fake, 1 Dollar, cf. KM Pn7.

China, Qing (Ch'ing) dynasty, emperor Te Tsung (De Zong), Guang Xu (Kuang Hsü) Reign (1875-1908), Sinkiang province ("Sungarei"), modern fake, genuine pieces struck by Otto Beh of Esslingen, Germany, no date (ca. 1897-99 AD. for genuine patterns),
fake essay (pattern) standard Dollar (7 mace 2 candareens) (ø 39 mm / 20,05 g), silvered alloy (magnetic), for genuine pieces: ca. 26,8 g, ø 40.05mm, axes medal alignment ↑↑ (0°), reeded edge,
Obv.: 光 绪 元 寳 , "Kuang Hsu Yuan Pao" reading from top to bottom and right to left In the center, in Chinese and Manchurian. In upper outer circle, "MADE IN SUNGAREI PROVINCE" above in Chinese characters, right and left small decorative stars. In lower outer circle is the description of the face value "Equivalent to 7.2 mace".
Rev.: SUNGAREI / 7 MACE 2 CANDABEENS , dragon design at center, surrounded by stylizied clouds, encircled with the name of the province and value in English, decorative stars flanking.
cf. Kann 1031 ; - KM Pn7 ; - L&M 829 . (only 3 genuine pieces known)

- wrong metal (magnetic alloy)
- spelling error CANDABEENS for CANDAREENS
- right and left Chinese characters in inner circle inverted
- Manchu script too big
- wrong weight
- rough surface

Sinkiang "Sungarei" dies were made using generic punches and hubs in common with the Anhwei, Chekiang, Fengtien and Heilungkiang series of dies manufactured by Otto Beh during the period 1897-99 (cf. http://www.acsearch.info/search.html?id=1313457 ). As a total of 260 dies were made, not counting the rejects. Only the smaller denominations of the Sungarei series have been found in heavily circulated condition.