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1 Yuan Pattern, Inauguration of President Xu Shichang, type 2, gold
| Issuer | Tientsin Mint |
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| Year | 1921 |
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| Shape | Round |
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| Reverse description | Central scene depicting a traditional Chinese ceremonial gateway (paifang or palace gate) with a prominent tiled roof, flanked by a large tree to the left, and a group of robed figures ascending the steps toward the entrance, evoking the inauguration ceremony. The architectural scene is set within a beaded inner circle. A surrounding outer legend in Chinese characters reads along the upper arc, with two-character inscriptions 仁壽 (Renshou) and 同登 (Tongdeng) positioned in the left field within the inner circle. The reverse is bounded by an outer beaded border consistent with the obverse, and the composition conveys a formal commemorative character appropriate to the occasion of a presidential inauguration. |
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| Reverse lettering | 月九年十國民華中 同登 仁壽 (Translation: Month 9 of Year 10 of the Republic of China; Renshou [Longevity] and Tongdeng [Together Ascending]) |
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Xu Shichang's inauguration in October 1918 prompted the Tientsin Mint to prepare presentation pieces in multiple metals, but gold strikings were produced in genuinely tiny numbers — almost certainly for gifting to senior officials and foreign dignitaries rather than any circulation purpose. The distinction between type 1 and type 2 lies in die differences documented by Kann, and examples in either type surface rarely enough that auction appearances generate serious specialist attention.
The three-year gap between inauguration and the 1921 striking date remains incompletely explained in the literature.