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1 Yuan Pattern, Inauguration of Hongxian Emperor, silver, tall hat
| Issuer | Tientsin Mint |
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| Year | 1916 |
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| Value | 1 Yuan = 1 Dollar |
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| Obverse description | Uniformed bust of Yuan Shikai facing slightly left, portrayed as the Hongxian Emperor, wearing a distinctive tall ceremonial hat (mianliu) with vertically striated tassels rising from an ornate floral band. The subject is attired in a military tunic adorned with epaulettes, decorative collar insignia, and a prominent starburst order on the chest. The portrait is rendered in high relief in the European medallic tradition, engraved by Luigi Giorgi, with a plain field and a beaded border encircling the design. |
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| Reverse description | A pair of sinuous five-clawed imperial dragons confronting each other in high relief at the centre of the field, their scaled bodies intertwined around a central flaming pearl or decorative element. Above the dragons, the Chinese legend reads 中華帝國 (Zhonghua Diguo, Empire of China) arranged in two columns flanking the upper field. Below the dragons, a four-character inscription reads 洪憲紀元 (Hongxian Ji Yuan, Commemorating the First Year of Hongxian) set in two columns. The design is enclosed by a plain inner field and a finely beaded border at the rim. |
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| Edge | Reeded |
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