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1 Yuan - Guangxu Pattern, copper
| Issuer | Chekiang Province |
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| Year | 1902 |
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| Currency | Yuan (1896-1940) |
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| Reverse description | A finely detailed Imperial Chinese dragon is depicted in high relief at the centre, shown in a coiled, confronting posture with a flaming pearl at its belly and stylised wave motifs along the lower field. The dragon's scales, claws, and whiskers are rendered with considerable engraving detail characteristic of late Qing provincial coinage. Two rosette or asterisk ornaments flank the dragon at the mid-field. The circular English legend surrounding the design reads 'CHE-KIANG PROVINCE' at the top and '7 MACE AND 2 CANDAREENS' at the bottom, all within a toothed or reeded border. |
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| Edge | Reeded. |
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Chekiang Province was among the earliest Chinese provincial mints to experiment with machine-struck coinage in the Western style, and this pattern yuan represents one of those trial pieces produced before full authorization was granted from Peking. Pattern issues of this type were rarely struck in quantity — most were submitted for official review and either approved for production in silver or quietly shelved. The copper striking here almost certainly served as a die trial or presentation piece rather than a circulation proposal, copper being a cheap proofing medium before committing to silver blanks.
Kann's documentation of this piece as 119-I acknowledges a die variant distinction, suggesting at least two obverse or reverse die states were recorded for this pattern alone.