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Loong
| Location | People`s Republic of China |
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| Diameter | 39.05 mm |
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| Obverse description | Bust of Empress Dowager Cixi facing front in high relief, wearing traditional imperial headdress adorned with floral ornaments. Chinese characters forming a legend encircle the device, with the dates 1861-1908 inscribed in the lower exergue, denoting her reign period. |
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| Obverse script | Latin/Chinese |
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| Reverse description | A large Chinese imperial dragon (loong) depicted in high relief, coiling across the entire field with detailed scales and claws, surrounded by a decorative border of stylized cloud and scroll motifs along the rim. |
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