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1 Yuan - Guangxu Pattern, 'SUNGAREI'
| Issuer | Sinkiang Province |
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| Year | 1897 |
| Type | Coin pattern |
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| Obverse description | The obverse displays large Chinese and Manchu script characters arranged concentrically within a beaded inner circle, reading the denomination and issuing authority. The central field bears the characters for 'Guangxu Yuanbao' (光緒元寶), denoting the reign period and currency type, flanked by Manchu script equivalents. The outer legend, running between the beaded border and the inner circle, records the province of issue (新疆省造, 'Made in Sinkiang Province') and the weight specification of seven mace and two candareens. A small decorative device appears at the very center of the field. The overall design reflects the standard format of late Qing provincial silver coinage, rendered here with the precision characteristic of a German-produced pattern strike. |
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| Obverse script | Chinese, Manchu |
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| Reverse description | The reverse features a finely engraved coiling Chinese imperial dragon in high relief at the center, depicted facing forward with scales, claws, and a flaming mane rendered in careful detail, set against a plain field. Stylized clouds and flame motifs surround the dragon, consistent with the decorative vocabulary of late Qing imperial coinage as interpreted by European die engravers. The legend 'SUNGAREI' arcs across the upper portion of the coin between the beaded border and the central device, identifying the Zungarian region of Sinkiang. The lower legend reads '7 MACE 2 CANDAREENS', stating the weight denomination in Latin script. The entire design is enclosed by a continuous beaded border, and the execution reflects the high standard of the Imperial German Mint in Berlin. |
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