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 - 年三十二绪光
ᡩᠠᡳᠴᡳᠩ ᡤᡠᡵᡠᠨ ᡳ᠋ ᠪᠠᡩᠠᡵᠠᠩᡤᠠ ᡩᠣᡵᠣ ᡳ᠋ ᠣᡵᡳᠨ ᡳᠯᠠᠨᠴᡳ ᠠᠨᡳᠶᠠ ᠠᠮᠠᡵᡤᡳ ᠨᠠᠮᡠ ᡳ᠋
ᡨᡝᡨᡠᠨ ᡧᡠᡵᡩᡝᡵᡝ ᡴᡡᠸᠠᡵᠠᠨ ᠸᡝᡳᡵᡝᡥᡝ
壹
圓 (Translation: Great Qing Bei Yang Arsenal Mint / Year 23 of Guangxu Great Qing / Made in Year 23 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
TA. TSING TWENTY THIRD YEAR OF KWANG
HSU
PEI YANG ARSENAL (Translation: Great Qing / 23rd year of Guangxu Pei Yang Arsenal)