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1 Fen Pattern, 1st series, type 1, with Giorgi
| Issuer | Republic of China |
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| Year | 1916 |
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| Technique | Milled |
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| Obverse description | Central round hole surrounded by Chinese characters arranged in the field, with the primary legend reading the denomination and date. The inscriptions are enclosed within a decorative beaded or rope-like inner border, with additional characters forming concentric registers around the central perforation. The overall layout presents the text in a formal, symmetrical arrangement characteristic of Republican-era Chinese coinage patterns. |
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| Obverse lettering | 年五國民華中 分壹 圓一當枚百一每 (Translation: Year 5 of the Republic of China 1 Fen 100 pieces in 1 Yuan) |
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Pattern coinage from the early Republic is rarely straightforward, and this piece is no exception. The inclusion of "Giorgi" — almost certainly a reference to the Italian medalist Luigi Giorgi, who worked with the Chinese government on coin design and die production during the 1910s — places this squarely within the turbulent early years of Yuan Shikai's presidency, when the Republic was actively contracting foreign expertise to modernize its mint output. Giorgi's involvement typically indicates a piece produced for official evaluation rather than circulation trials.
1916 was Yuan Shikai's final year; he died in June having abandoned the republic entirely for a failed imperial restoration. Whether this pattern advanced beyond evaluation is unrecorded.