1 Yuan / 1 Dollar - Xuantong Pattern, with Giorgi

€243,363.00
IssuerEmpire of China
Year1911
TypePattern
Value1 Yuan
CurrencyYuan (1903-1912)
CompositionSilver
Weight26.90 g
Dimensions39 mm
Thickness2.5 mm
Shape and TechniqueRound
Milled
OrientationMedal alignment ↑↑
Engraver(s)Luigi Giorgi
In circulation to
Reference(s) KM#Pn-, L&M#34
Obverse descriptionFour Chinese ideograms read top to bottom, right to left, with Manchu characters above, more ideograms below, and flowers on either side.
Obverse scriptChinese (traditional, regular script), Mongolian / Manchu
Obverse letteringᡤᡝᡥᡠᠩᡤᡝ ᠶᠣᠰᠣ ᡳ ᡳᠯᠠᠴᡳ ᠠᠨᡳᠶᡝ 大 幣銀 清 年三統宣
(Translation: Year 3 of Xuantong Great Qing`s silver currency Year 3 of Xuantong)
Reverse descriptionDragon winding left (ending right) with pearl near the base, all with two Chinese ideograms at the centre and English legend below.
Reverse scriptChinese (traditional, regular script), Latin
Reverse lettering壹 圓 ONE DOLLAR GIORGI
(Translation: 1 Yuan)
Edge
Mint
Mintage3 (1911)  - 年三 -
Catalog ID8170671220
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