what happens when yuan shikai took over presidency
During Yuan's presidency, a silver dollar (yuan in Chinese) carrying his portrait was introduced. This coin type was the first dollar coin of the central authorities of the Republic of China to be minted in significant quantities.uan's first marriage was in 1876 to a woman of the Yu family who bore him a first son, Keding, in 1878. Yuan Shikai married nine further concubines throughout the course of his life.