Object Details
- Description (Brief)
- One (1) tael coin, Kuang-hsu
- China, Hupei Province, 1904
- Obverse Image: Four Manchu characters in the center surrounded buy Chinese text; in outer circle formed by two beaded rings is more Chinese text , to the right and left are small rosettes composed of 7 dots.
- Obverse Text: KUANG / HSU / YUAN / PAO / HU / PEI / SHENG / TSAO / NIEN / SHIH / SAN / TA / CH'ING / K'U / P'ING (Translation: Made in the Hupei Province in the 30th Year of Emperor Kuang-hsu, Ta-Ching Silver Coin, K'uping 1 Tael)
- Reverse Image: Two dragons racing toward a pearl and enclosing the denomination 1 Tael, one Manchu character on the right and left stating the value, in English at the top is the province and at the bottom the value of the coin.
- Reverse Text: 1 / TAEL / HU / PEH / PROVINCE / ONE / TAEL
- Location
- Currently not on view
- Data Source
- National Museum of American History
- Date made
- 1904
- Credit Line
- Olga E. Raymond in memory of Wayte Raymond
- Physical Description
- gold (overall material)
- Measurements
- overall: 3 mm x 41 mm; 1/8 in x 1 5/8 in
- Object Name
- coin
