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Yuan Shikai silver dollar

AD 1914 ・ silver ・ 20th century ・ Republic of China

Yuan Shikai silver dollar(obverse)
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The one-yuan silver coin struck in China after the Xinhai Revolution. From the profile of Yuan Shikai, the first president, it was called 'Yuan Datou', Yuan's big head, and in the disorder of the warlord years it became the most trusted money there was.

Diameter 39mm