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1 Dollar, China, 1914

Object Details

Description (Brief)
One (1) dollar coin,
China, 1914
Obverse Image: Left-facing portrait of Yuan Shikai with text above, all inside a pearled ring.
Obverse Text: Romanization: CHUNG / HUA / MIN / KUO / NIEN / SAN (Translation: Year three .)
Reverse Image: Two Orthodox characters (I Yuan) in the center of a pearled circle with wreath.
Reverse Text: Romanization: I / YUAN
Location
Currently not on view
Data Source
National Museum of American History
date made
1914
Physical Description
copper (overall material)
Object Name
coin
1 Dollar, China, 1914
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