Obverse Image: Front facing portrait of Tang Jiyao with Orthodox text above him.
Obverse Text: Romanization:TANG / CHANG / CHUN / FU / WU / CHUN
Reverse Image: Two flags with tassels below, star above and "1" below in a pearled circle; surrounging is Orthodox text and two stars all in a second pearled circle.
Reverse Text: Romanization: PI / CHIN / NIEN / CHI / HO / KUNG / HU / YUNG / TANG / YIN / PI / WU / YUAN
Obverse Image: Entwined dragon surrounded by a pearled border with Kanji and English text.
Obverse Text: Romanization: MEIJI / JU / DAI / NIHON / 1/2 / SEN (Translation: Year 10 of Meiji Great Japan 1/2 Sen)
Reverse Image: Chrysanthemum Flower (Coat of Arms & Emperor's Royal Seal), Branches of Paulownia Flower (Heart shaped leaf) and Chrysanthemum Flower on either side of the value.
Reverse Text: Romanization: NI / HYAKU / MAI / ? / ICHI / EN / HAN / SEN (Translation: 200 sheets equal 1 Yen, half Sen).
This coin features a portrait of Paul Kruger, the president of the South African Republic (also known as the ZAR or Transvaal) from 1883 to 1900. Kruger descended from a group of European (primarily Dutch) immigrants known as Boers (Afrikaners), who colonized the Cape of Good Hope and surrounding areas beginning in the 1600s. To escape British rule, they moved eastward into South Africa to establish a self-governing South African Republic. Kruger rose to global prominence for his leadership in resisting British intrusion into the Transvaal and, ultimately, fighting the British in the South African War (1899–1902). Shortly after the British won the war, the South African Republic was renamed the Transvaal Province and was joined with other British colonies in the region under the Union of South Africa. This coin was produced during Kruger’s presidency, shortly before the war.