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1 Yuan Yuan Shikai
| Issuer | People's Republic of China |
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| Type | Fantasy coin |
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| Obverse description | Left-facing bust of Yuan Shikai in military uniform occupying the central field, rendered in high relief. A circular beaded border separates the central device from the outer legend ring. The Chinese legend 中華民國七年 (Republic of China, Year 7) arcs around the upper portion of the coin within the outer ring. Below, the inscriptions 銀樣幣 (silver sample coin) and 禁止流通 (not for circulation) are distributed around the lower field, denoting this piece as a fantasy or specimen item. |
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| Obverse lettering | 中華民國七年 銀樣幣 禁止流通 |
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This is a restrike, not an original. The People's Republic of China issued official reproductions of the Yuan Shikai "Fatman" dollar for export and collector markets, distinct from the Republic-era originals struck between 1914 and 1921 under the Beiyang government. The originals were produced in enormous quantities — over 300 million pieces by some estimates — partly to displace foreign trade dollars and unify a fractured monetary system following the fall of the Qing dynasty.
PRC restrikes can be identified by their comparatively sharp, almost clinical die work and the absence of the subtle surface characteristics found on original Tientsin and other provincial mint strikes.