Physical Description:

silver (overall material)

Measurements:

overall: 1 mm x 39.5 mm; 1/32 in x 1 9/16 in

Object Name:

coin

Place made:

China

Associated place:

China

Date made:

1912

Description (Brief):

One (1) dollar coin,

China, Yunnan Province, 1912

Obverse Image: Left facing portrait of Sun Yat Sen in a pearled circle with text above and below, flowered foliage to the right and left.

Obverse Text: Romanization: CHUNG / HUA / MIN / KUO / NIEN / ?/ ? / ? (Translation: Republic of China, Commemorative coin of the birth of the state.)

Reverse Image: Two Orthodox characters (I YUAN) in the center of a pearled circle with foliage and English text surrounding.

Reverse Text: THE / REPUBLIC / OF / CHINA / I / YUAN / ONE / DOLLAR

Location:

Currently not on view

Credit Line:

Chase Manhattan Bank

ID Number:

NU.79.112.CM00061

Accession number:

1979.1263

Catalog number:

79.112.CM00061

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Work and Industry: National Numismatic Collection

East Asian Coins

Data Source:

National Museum of American History

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746b2-ab9e-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmah_922545