A province located in northeastern China which contains the
eastern end of the Great Wall. An important producer of coal and
some iron ore. In 1928 the provincial name was changed from
Chihli to Hopei. The Paoting mint was established in 1745 and
only produced cast cash coins.
A mint for struck cash was established in 1888 and the mint
for the Peiyang silver coinage was added in 1896. This was
destroyed during the Boxer Rebellion. A replacement mint was
built in 1902 for the provincial coinage and merged with the Tientsin
(Tianjin) Central mint in 1910.