1 Yuan - Guangxu Pei Yang Arsenal, type 2

Issuer Chihli Province
Year 1897-1898
Type Standard circulation coin
Value 1 Yuan
Currency Yuan (1896-1940)
Composition Silver (.900)
Weight 26.70 g
Diameter
Thickness
Shape Round
Technique Milled
Orientation Medal alignment ↑↑
Engraver(s)
In circulation to
Reference(s) Y#65.1-2, L&M#444
Obverse description Two Chinese ideograms surrounded by Manchu words, all surrounded by more ideograms.
Obverse script Chinese, Mongolian / Manchu
Obverse lettering 清大 造局器械洋北 - 年三十二绪光 ᡩᠠᡳᠴᡳᠩ ᡤᡠᡵᡠᠨ ᡳ᠋ ᠪᠠᡩᠠᡵᠠᠩᡤᠠ ᡩᠣᡵᠣ ᡳ᠋ ᠣᡵᡳᠨ ᡳᠯᠠᠨᠴᡳ ᠠᠨᡳᠶᠠ ᠠᠮᠠᡵᡤᡳ ᠨᠠᠮᡠ ᡳ᠋ ᡨᡝᡨᡠᠨ ᡧᡠᡵᡩᡝᡵᡝ ᡴᡡᠸᠠᡵᠠᠨ ᠸᡝᡳᡵᡝᡥᡝ 壹 圓
(Translation: Great Qing Bei Yang Arsenal Mint / Year 23 of Guangxu Great Qing / Made in Year 23 of Guangxu by the Bei Yang Aresnal Mint 1 Yuan)
Reverse description Dragon with pearl at centre surrounded by English legend.
Reverse script Latin
Reverse lettering TA. TSING TWENTY THIRD YEAR OF KWANG HSU PEI YANG ARSENAL
(Translation: Great Qing / 23rd year of Guangxu Pei Yang Arsenal)
Edge Reeded.
Mint
Mintage 23 (1897) - Y#65.1: 年三十二 / ᠣᡵᡳᠨ ᡳᠯᠠᠨᠴᡳ - 1 120 000
24 (1898) - Y#65.2: 年四十二 / ᠣᡵᡳᠨ ᡩᡠᡳᠨ - 2 806 000
Numisquare ID 3247047530
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