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1 Yuan / 1 Dollar - Xuantong Pattern, short-whiskered dragon, ending left

Issuer Empire of China
Year 1911
Type Coin pattern
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Obverse script Chinese (traditional, regular script), Manchu
Obverse lettering ᡤᡝᡥᡠᠩᡤᡝ ᠶᠣᠰᠣ ᡳ ᡳᠯᠠᠴᡳ ᠠᠨᡳᠶᡝ 大 幣銀 清 年三統宣
(Translation: Year 3 of Xuantong Great Qing's silver currency Year 3 of Xuantong)
Reverse description A sinuous short-whiskered dragon is depicted in high relief, coiling across the field and terminating at the left, with a flaming pearl positioned near its base. Two large Chinese ideograms occupy the central field. A straight Latin legend is inscribed along the lower portion of the coin, identifying the denomination in English. The dragon's scales and details are rendered with fine engraving typical of late Qing pattern coinage.
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