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1 Yuan Memorial of Sun Yat-sen
| Issuer | Republic of China |
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| Year | 1927 |
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| Currency | Yuan (1912-1948) |
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| Obverse description | Facing effigy of Sun Yat-sen, depicted as a large, bold portrait centrally positioned in the field, with a short moustache and wearing a mandarin-collar jacket. Eight Chinese characters arranged in an arc surrounding the portrait read 中華民國國民政府 (Government of the Republic of China). The coin features a beaded border encircling the entire design. |
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| Obverse lettering | 府政民國國民華中 (Translation: Government of the Republic of China) |
| Reverse description | Central view of the Sun Yat-sen Mausoleum (中山陵) in Nanjing, depicted in architectural elevation with flanking trees and a rising sun above the structure, symbolizing the memory of the founding father. Two large Chinese characters 壹圓 (One Yuan) appear prominently in the foreground, with the date inscription 年六十 (Year 16, i.e. 1927) placed below. The composition is framed by a beaded border. |
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