1 Yuan - Guangxu Circled dragon
Features
| Issuer |
Kiangnan Province
(Chinese provinces)  |
|---|---|
| Emperor |
Guangxu (1875-1908)
|
| Type | Standard circulation coins |
| Year | 1898 |
| Value | 1 Yuan |
| Currency | Yuan (1898-1949) |
| Composition | Silver (.900) |
| Weight | 27.00 g |
| Diameter | 39 mm |
| Shape | Round |
| Technique | Milled |
| Orientation | Medal alignment ↑↑ |
| Demonetized | Yes |
| Number | N# 296911 |
| References | Y# 145 Richard Sperry Yeoman. R. S. Yeoman's Modern & Current World Coins (16 volumes). Standard Catalog of World Coins (86 volumes). |
Obverse
Four Chinese ideograms read top to bottom, right to left with Manchu characters in the centre, all surrounded by more Chinese ideograms.
Scripts: Chinese, Mongolian / Manchu
Lettering:
造省南江
光
ᠪᠠᡩᠠᡵᠠᠩᡤᠠ
寶 ᠶᡠᠸᠠᠨ ᠪᠣᠣ 元
ᡩᠣᡵᠣ
緒
分二錢七平库
Translation:
Made in Kiangnan Province
Guangxu (Emperor) / Yuanbao (Original currency)
Guangxu (Emperor) / Yuanbao (Original currency)
7 Mace and 2 Candareens (weight)
Reverse
Dragon with pearl at centre surrounded by English legend.
Script: Latin
Lettering:
KIANG NAN PROVINCE
7 MACE AND 2 CANDAREENS
Edge
Reeded.
Comments
Krause lists a proof version for all denominations except the 1 Yuan piece, yet he lists a reeded-edge pattern for it.
It is said that the Heaton Mint in England produced pattern pieces in 1897, then shipped the dies to the Nanking Mint. When production began, the original dies were used, with the only change being the addition of a security edge.
While the plain edge coin (KM#Pn2) is a pattern, the reeded-edge coin (KM#Pn1) is likely a proof like all others of different denominations.
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| Date | VG | F | VF | XF | AU | UNC | Frequency | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Undetermined | |||||||||||||||
| ND (1898) | KM#Pn1: Normal reeding; Proof | 33% | |||||||||||||
| ND (1898) | Y#145: Normal reeding | 50% | |||||||||||||
| ND (1898) | Y#145.1: Ornamented reeding | 50% | |||||||||||||
Frequencies show the percentage of Numista users who own each year or variety among all the users who own this coin. Since some users own several versions, the sum may be greater than 100%.
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Numista Rarity index: 91
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Bullion value: USD 53.39
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Actual silver weight: 0.781 oz
Current silver price: 68.34 USD/oz (see silver price 
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