1 Yuan - Guangxu Eight characters, pattern

€274,414.00
IssuerAnhwei Province
Year1897
TypePattern
Value1 Yuan
CurrencyYuan (1897-1949)
CompositionSilver plated brass
Weight
Dimensions
Thickness
Shape and TechniqueRound
Milled
OrientationMedal alignment ↑↑
Engraver(s)
In circulation to
Reference(s) KM#Pn1
Obverse descriptionFour Chinese ideograms read top to bottom, right left with Manchu characters in the centre, all surrounded by more Chinese ideograms.
Obverse scriptChinese, Mongolian / Manchu
Obverse lettering造省徽安年三十二 光 ᠪᠠᡩᠠᡵᠠᠩᡤᠠ 寶 ᠶᡠᠸᠠᠨ ᠪᠣᠣ 元 ᡩᠣᡵᠣ 緒 分二錢七平庫
(Translation: Made in Anhwei Province in Year 23 Guangxu (Emperor) / Yuanbao (Original currency) Guangxu (Emperor) / Yuanbao (Original currency) Worth 7 Mace and 2 Candareens (weight))
Reverse descriptionDragon with pearl at centre surrounded by English legend.
Reverse scriptLatin
Reverse letteringAN-HWEI PROVINCE 7 MACE AND 2 CANDAREENS
EdgeReeded.
Mint
Mintage23 (1897)  - 年三十二 -
Catalog ID3592419040
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