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1 Yuan / 1 Dollar - Xuantong Pattern, with Giorgi
| Uitgever | Imperial Board of Revenue Mint (Peking) |
|---|---|
| Jaar | 1911 |
| Type | Coin pattern |
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| Beschrijving keerzijde | A sinuous five-clawed imperial dragon coils across the central field, its body winding to the left with the head turning right, above a flaming pearl near the lower field. Two large Chinese ideograms occupy the centre of the dragon's body, reading '壹圓' (One Yuan). Along the lower periphery runs an English legend identifying the denomination and engraver's name, separated from the inner design by a beaded border. The dragon is rendered in high relief with fine scale detail characteristic of Giorgi's engraving style. |
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| Muntplaats | Peking Mint (Hubu Mint) |
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| Aanvullende informatie |
The Xuantong pattern dollars of 1911 were produced at the Peking mint in the final months of the Qing dynasty, just before the Wuchang Uprising of October that year ended imperial rule entirely. They never entered circulation. The inclusion of a design by the Italian engraver Luigi Giorgi — who had been brought to China to modernize the imperial coinage — reflects the late Qing court's sustained effort to produce a nationally unified silver dollar that could compete with the flood of provincial issues undermining monetary coherence.
Giorgi's involvement distinguishes this from the standard Peking patterns of the period. Surviving examples are exceedingly rare, and no two auction appearances have resolved the question of exactly how many were struck.