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1 Yuan / 1 Dollar - Xuantong Pattern, short-whiskered dragon, ending right
| Issuer | Empire of China |
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| Year | 1911 |
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| Technique | Milled |
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| Reverse description | A sinuous short-whiskered dragon is depicted in high relief, coiling dynamically across the field with its body oriented to wind toward the right, tail and terminus ending at the right side. A flaming pearl is positioned near the base of the dragon's body. At the centre of the coil, two large Chinese ideograms are prominently displayed. An English legend curves along the lower periphery of the coin, identifying the denomination. The design reflects the characteristic Qing imperial dragon style adapted for Western-influenced milled coinage of the late empire. |
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| Reverse lettering | 壹 圓 ONE DOLLAR (Translation: 1 Yuan) |
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Produced in the final year of the Qing dynasty, this pattern was struck as the imperial government attempted to standardize coinage across China's notoriously fragmented provincial mint system — a reform project that the 1911 Xinhai Revolution made permanently moot. The "short-whiskered" dragon varieties exist because multiple dies were prepared and evaluated but never selected for mass production, leaving survivors as trial pieces rather than circulating currency.
The Xuantong Emperor, better known as Puyi, was six years old when these patterns were being considered.