Object Details
- Description (Brief)
- One (1) dollar coin
- China, 1927
- Obverse Image: Left facing portrait of Sun Yat Sen in a pearled circle with text above and below, peach blossoms to the right and left.
- Obverse Text: Romanization: CHUNG / HUA / MIN / KUO / NIEN / ?/ ? / ? (Translation: The Republic of China, Commemorative coin of the opening of the country.)
- Reverse Image: Two Orthodox characters (I YUAN) in the center of a pearled circle with open wreath of rice and beans and English text surrounding.
- Reverse Text: I / YUAN / MEMENTO / BIRTH / OF / THE / REPUBLIC / OF / CHINA
- Location
- Currently not on view
- Credit Line
- Raymond, Mrs. Wayte
- 1927
- associated date
- 1911 - 1949
- ID Number
- NU.NU89531.2
- catalog number
- NU89531.2
- accession number
- 259971
- Object Name
- coin
- Physical Description
- silver (overall material)
- Measurements
- overall: 2 mm x 39 mm; 3/32 in x 1 17/32 in
- place made
- China
- See more items in
- Work and Industry: National Numismatic Collection
- East Asian Coins
- National Museum of American History
- Record ID
- nmah_920565
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a7-79cc-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
