1 Dollar, China, 1899

National Museum of American History

Object Details

Description (Brief)
One (1) dollar coin, Kuang Hsu
China, 1899
Obverse Image: Orthodox text in a beaded circle and around the rim.
Obverse Text: Translation: 25th / YEAR / OF / KUANG / HSU / PEIYANG / MADE / IN / PEIYANG
Reverse Image: Front view dragon (with 5 rows of scales) with fire ball; text surrounding, dots are between the inscriptions.
Reverse Text: 25th / YEAR / OF / KUANG / HUS / PEI / YANG.
Location
Currently not on view
1899
ID Number
2017.0060.1014
catalog number
2017.0060.1014
accession number
2017.0060
Object Name
coin
Physical Description
copper (overall material)
place made
China
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Work and Industry: National Numismatic Collection
East Asian Coins
National Museum of American History
Record ID
nmah_1835022
Metadata Usage (text)
CC0
GUID (Link to Original Record)
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746b2-7915-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
1 Dollar, China, 1899
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