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1 Yuan 'Fat Man dollar', seven characters

Issuer Republic of China
Year 1919-1921
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Value 1 Yuan = 1 Dollar
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Obverse lettering 中華民國十年造
(Translation: Made in Year 10 of the Republic of China)
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Reverse script Chinese
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The "Fat Man dollar" — so called for the rotund figure struck on the obverse — was among the last major silver yuan issues of the early Republic, produced at a moment when warlordism had fragmented central authority so thoroughly that currency credibility depended almost entirely on silver content rather than issuing institution. The seven-character reverse variety distinguishes this from related types in the series and is the reading cataloged under Y#329.6.

Genuine pieces were extensively counterfeited during the circulation period, and cast fakes remain common in the market today.

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