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1 Jiao 'Twelve Symbols national emblem' type
| Issuer | Republic of China |
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| Year | 1926 |
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| Currency | Yuan (1912-1948) |
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| Obverse description | Central device depicting the Twelve Symbols national emblem of the Republic of China (officially in use 1913–1928), featuring a coiled dragon and a phoenix displayed in confronted arrangement, each grasping a ritual sacrificial cup (jue), posed above a ceremonial axe head (fu). The design is rendered in high relief with fine engraved detail characteristic of the period, set within a plain field bordered by a beaded inner circle and a reeded outer rim. |
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| Reverse description | Central field bearing two large Chinese characters 壹角 (One Jiao) arranged vertically within a symmetrical wreath of laurel branches tied at the base with a ribbon bow. A beaded inner circle separates the central motif from the surrounding legend, which reads 中華民國十五年 (Year 15 of the Republic of China) along the upper arc and 每枚十當圓一 (10 pieces equal 1 Yuan) along the lower arc. Two small circular ornaments flank the wreath at the mid-field. The whole is enclosed within a reeded rim. |
| Reverse script | Chinese |
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