1 Dollar, China, 1914

Description (Brief):

One (1) dollar coin, pattern

Description (Brief)

China, 1914

Description (Brief)

Obverse Image: Left-facing portrait of Yuan Shikai with text above, all inside a pearled ring.

Description (Brief)

Obverse Text: Romanization: CHUNG / HUA / MIN / KUO / NIEN / SAN (Translation: Year three .)

Description (Brief)

Reverse Image: Two Orthodox characters (I Yuan) in the center of a pearled circle with wreath.

Description (Brief)

Reverse Text: Romanization: I / YUAN

Date Made: 1914

Location: Currently not on view

Place Made: China

See more items in: Work and Industry: National Numismatic Collection, East Asian Coins

Exhibition:

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Credit Line: Meryem S. and Raymond J. Hebert

Data Source: National Museum of American History

Id Number: 1986.0087.13Catalog Number: 1986.0087.13Accession Number: 1986.0087

Object Name: coin

Physical Description: silver (overall material)Measurements: overall: 1.5 mm x 39.5 mm; 1/16 in x 1 9/16 in

Guid: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746b2-b33e-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Record Id: nmah_1824935

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