1 Dollar, China, 1912
1 Dollar, China, 1912
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- Description (Brief)
- One (1) dollar coin
- China, 1912
- Obverse Image: Left facing portrait of Sun Yat Sen in a pearled circle with text above and below, peach blossoms to the right and left.
- Obverse Text: Romanization: CHUNG / HUA / MIN / KUO / NIEN / ?/ ? / ? (Translation: The Republic of China, Commemorative coin of the opening of the country.)
- Reverse Image: Two Orthodox characters (I YUAN) in the center of a pearled circle with open wreath of rice and beans and English text surrounding.
- Reverse Text: Romanization: I / YUAN / MEMENTO / BIRTH / OF / THE / REPUBLIC / OF / CHINA
- Location
- Currently not on view
- Object Name
- coin
- Date made
- 1912
- associated date
- 1911 - 1949
- place made
- China
- Physical Description
- silver (overall material)
- Measurements
- overall: 2 mm x 39 mm; 3/32 in x 1 17/32 in
- ID Number
- NU.NU63540.1
- catalog number
- NU63540.1
- accession number
- 234049
- Credit Line
- Olga E. Raymond in memory of Wayte Raymond
- See more items in
- Work and Industry: National Numismatic Collection
- East Asian Coins
- Data Source
- National Museum of American History
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