Description

Chihli Province.

Milled Coinage.

Dollar (Yuan) 1908 (year 340.

Obverse: Four Chinese ideograms read top to bottom, right left with Manchu characters in the centre, all surrounded by more ideograms.

Obverse inscription: Kuang-hsu Yuan-pao.

Reverse: Thinner side-view dragon, legend at both, year 34th.

Legend: PEI YANG.

Struck at Chin Mint (Pelyang Arsenal), Tientsin.

Catalogue: KM# Y73.2.

Silver: 0.900, 0.7726 oz. ASW, 26.70g, 39mm, edge reeded.

Grade: EF.