1 Tael, China, 1904
date: label: Date made
content: 1904
label: alternate calendar date
content: 0030
notes: label: Description (Brief)
content: One (1) tael coin, Kuang-hsu
label: Description (Brief)
content: China, Hupeh Province, 1904
label: Description (Brief)
content: Obverse Image: Four Manchu characters in the center surrounded buy Chinese text; in outer circle formed by two beaded rings is more Chinese text , to the right and left are small rosettes composed of 7 dots.
label: Description (Brief)
content: Obverse Text: KUANG / HSU / YUAN / PAO / HU / PEI / SHENG / TSAO / NIEN / SHIH / SAN / TA / CH'ING / K'U / P'ING (Translation: Made in the Hupeh Province in the 30th Year of Emperor Kuang-hsu, Ta-Ching Silver Coin, K'uping 1 Tael)
label: Description (Brief)
content: Reverse Image: Two dragons racing toward a pearl and enclosing the denomination 1 Tael, one Manchu character on the right and left stating the value, in English at the top is the province and at the bottom the value of the coin.
label: Description (Brief)
content: Reverse Text: 1 / TAEL / HU / PEH / PROVINCE / ONE / TAEL
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
place: label: place made
content: China
label: associated place
content: China
setName: label: See more items in
content: Work and Industry: National Numismatic Collection
label: See more items in
content: East Asian Coins
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Chase Manhattan
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: NU.79.112.CM01040
label: accession number
content: 1979.1263
label: catalog number
content: 79.112.CM01040
objectType: label: Object Name
content: coin
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: silver (overall material)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 3 mm x 41.5 mm; 1/8 in x 1 5/8 in