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1 Yuan - Guangxu Uncircled dragon
| Issuer | Kiangnan Mint |
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| Year | 1898-1899 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Reverse description | Central device depicts a coiled, writhing dragon without a surrounding circle — the so-called 'uncircled dragon' type — facing left with head turned toward the viewer, clutching a flaming pearl beneath its body. The dragon is rendered in high relief with finely detailed scales, whiskers, claws, and cloud-like appendages filling the field. The circumferential Latin legend KIANG NAN PROVINCE arcs across the upper half, while 7 MACE AND 2 CANDAREENS curves along the lower half, each separated by a decorative rosette or asterisk device at either side. The entire design is bounded by a beaded border at the rim, consistent with the milled production of the Kiangnan Mint. |
| Reverse script | Latin |
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| Mintage | 35 (1898) - Y#145a.1: 戌戊 (large English legend) - 35 (1898) - Y#145a.18: 戊戌 (reversed date) - 35 (1898) - Y#145a.2: 戌戊 (small English legend) - 36 (1899) - Y#145.2: 亥己 - 2,039,000 |
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