1 Tael - Guangxu Pattern

€275,247.00
IssuerShansi Province
Year1890
TypePattern
Value1 Tael
CurrencyTael (1890-1919)
CompositionSilver
Weight
Dimensions
Thickness
Shape and TechniqueRound
Milled
OrientationMedal alignment ↑↑
Engraver(s)
In circulation to
Reference(s) KM#Pn1, Kann#922
Obverse descriptionFour Chinese ideograms read top to bottom, right to left, surrounded by more ideograms.
Obverse script
Obverse lettering山西官爐造光緒十六年 足 兩壹 紋
(Translation: Shansi official furnaces / Made in Year 16 of Guangxu Fine silver 1 Liang (Tael))
Reverse descriptionThree-legged hot pot filled with food, all surrounded by Chinese ideograms.
Reverse script
Reverse lettering一體通用完納錢糧關稅釐金鹽課
(Translation: One General Purpose: Completion of Payments, Grain Tariffs, and Financial Supervision Courses)
EdgeReeded or smooth.
Mint
Mintage16 (1890)  - 年六十: Reeded edge -
16 (1890)  - 年六十: Smooth edge -
Catalog ID7955944990
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