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1 Yuan / 1 Dollar Pattern, Founding of the Republic: Yuan Shikai, copper
| Issuer | Republic of China |
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| Year | 1914 |
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| Technique | Proof |
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| Obverse description | Uniformed bust of Yuan Shikai facing forward, wearing a tall plumed military hat adorned with a central star. The effigy depicts him in full military dress with epaulettes and a prominent star-shaped decoration on the chest. The portrait is rendered in high relief with fine detail, characteristic of Luigi Giorgi's medallic engraving style. The field is smooth and the coin is bordered by a continuous beaded rim. |
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| Reverse description | Central field features two large Chinese characters (壹圓, meaning 'One Dollar') surrounded by a decorative wreath. A curved inscription of Chinese characters arches above the central motif, reading the full commemorative legend of the founding of the Republic of China. The English legend 'ONE DOLLAR' appears below the wreath, with the denomination framed by the floral border. The design is enclosed within a beaded rim. |
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| Reverse lettering | 幣念紀和共國民華中 壹 圓 ONE DOLLAR (Translation: Founding commemorative coin of the Republic of China 1 Yuan) |
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