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2 Jiao Pattern, 'Fat Man dollar' type, silver, with L.G.
| Issuer | Republic of China |
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| Year | 1914 |
| Type | Coin pattern |
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| Obverse description | Left-facing bust of Yuan Shikai in military uniform, with epaulette and rank insignia visible at the truncation. The engraver's initials 'L.G.' appear in the lower right field. A circular legend in Chinese characters arcs above the effigy, reading 'Year 3 of the Republic of China' (中華民國三年), flanked symmetrically on either side. The portrait is executed in the distinctive broad, fleshy style characteristic of Luigi Giorgi's 'Fat Man' type dies, set within a toothed border. |
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| Reverse description | Central field bears two large Chinese characters '貳角' (2 Jiao) arranged vertically within an open wreath composed of two symmetrical branches of budding foliage, tied at the base with a ribbon bow. Above the wreath, a horizontal legend in five Chinese characters reads '五枚當一圓' (5 pieces equal 1 Yuan), framing the denomination. The design is contained within a toothed border consistent with the obverse, and the overall composition is characteristic of the milled Republican-era pattern series produced under Luigi Giorgi's direction. |
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The "Fat Man dollar" patterns of 1914 were trial pieces produced in the early months of Yuan Shikai's presidency, exploring denominations and designs for a unified national coinage that would replace the chaotic provincial issues of the late Qing. The "L.G." attribution points to Luigi Giorgi, the Italian engraver employed by the Tientsin Mint whose initials appear on several pattern types from this period. His involvement was part of a broader effort to bring European minting expertise to Chinese coinage reform.
Pattern status means this piece never entered circulation — survival numbers are small and provenance is rarely clean.