1 Yuan - Guangxu Pattern, brass

€274,353.00
IssuerHeilungkiang Province
Year1903
TypePattern
Value1 Yuan
CurrencyYuan (1903)
CompositionBrass
Weight
Dimensions40 mm
Thickness
Shape and TechniqueRound
Milled
OrientationMedal alignment ↑↑
Engraver(s)
In circulation to
Reference(s) KM#Pn3, L&M#585
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造省江龍黑 光 ᠪᠠᡩᠠᡵᠠᠩᡤᠠ 寶 ᠶᡠᠸᠠᠨ ᠪᠣᠣ 元 ᡩᠣᡵᠣ 緒 分二錢七平庫
(Translation: Made in Heilungkiang Province 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 letteringHEI LUNG KIANG PROVINCE 7 MACE AND 2 CANDAREENS
EdgeReeded.
Mint
MintageND (1903)  - -
Catalog ID6203039000
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