Two Chinese ideograms surrounded by Manchu words, all surrounded by more ideograms.
Obverse script
Chinese, Mongolian / Manchu
Obverse lettering
清大
造局器械洋北 - 年二十二绪光
ᡩᠠᡳᠴᡳᠩ ᡤᡠᡵᡠᠨ ᡳ᠋ ᠪᠠᡩᠠᡵᠠᠩᡤᠠ ᡩᠣᡵᠣ ᡳ᠋ ᠣᡵᡳᠨ ᠵᡠᠸᡝᠴᡳ ᠠᠨᡳᠶᠠ ᠠᠮᠠᡵᡤᡳ ᠨᠠᠮᡠ ᡳ᠋
ᡨᡝᡨᡠᠨ ᡧᡠᡵᡩᡝᡵᡝ ᡴᡡᠸᠠᡵᠠᠨ ᠸᡝᡳᡵᡝᡥᡝ
壹
圓 (Translation: Great Qing Bei Yang Arsenal Mint / Year 22 of Guangxu Great Qing / Made in Year 22 of Guangxu by the Bei Yang Aresnal Mint 1 Yuan)
Reverse description
Dragon with pearl at centre surrounded by English legend.
Reverse script
Latin
Reverse lettering
TWENTY SECOND YEAR OF KWANG HSU
PEI YANG ARSENAL (Translation: 22nd year of Guangxu Pei Yang Arsenal)