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1 Yuan - Guangxu
| Issuer | Kirin Provincial Mint |
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| Year | 1908 |
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| Shape | Round |
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| Reverse description | The reverse features a finely detailed coiled dragon rendered in high relief at the center, depicted facing forward with scales, claws, and flaming whiskers rendered with characteristic Kirin Mint engraving style. The dragon is surrounded by stylized cloud and wave motifs. The Latin legend KIRIN PROVINCE arcs along the upper periphery, while the denomination legend 7 CANDARINS 2 appears along the lower periphery. Manchu script characters appear to the left and right within the inner border area, flanking the central dragon device. A beaded inner border and raised outer rim complete the design. |
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| Mintage | 45 (1908) - 申戊 |
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The Kirin Provincial Mint operated under chronic technical disadvantages relative to its southern counterparts — machinery was aging, quality control inconsistent, and the province's remoteness from coastal trade routes meant these coins circulated heavily in frontier commerce with Russia and Korea rather than accumulating in treaty-port hoards. The 1908 date places this issue in the final year of the Guangxu Emperor's reign; he died in October of that year, one day before the Empress Dowager Cixi, under circumstances suspicious enough that modern forensic testing confirmed arsenic poisoning in 2008.
Y#183c designates a specific variety within a complex series of Kirin dollar types distinguished by subtle legend and decorative differences — the province produced multiple emissions with overlapping characteristics that continue to challenge attribution.