2020 China 1 oz Gold Water Dragon Dollar Restrike ONLY100 MINTED BU BEST PRICE

Description

This iconic design was a Dragon Pattern Dollar from the final period of the Chinese Empire and the Qing (Ch’ing) Dynasty. The Central Mint in Tientsin – operated by the Board of Revenue in Peking – minted a multitude of coinage types in the later portion of the Empire, in an attempt to unify the currency system of China. Unfortunately, China’s administrative disorganization inhibited the reforms from gaining traction and thus many of the designs including this one never made it to the light of being in circulation.
The obverse design features a fearsome Asian serpentine Dragon flying over a depiction of the sea. The fiery pearl and cloud wisps invoke the powerful nature of the creature and the design has been given the nickname of 水龙 (shui long or translated in English water dragon). The upper legend states: “Made during the reign of Hsuen Tung” with seven-pointed rosettes and floral bursts found in the outer design, with the denomination of “” found at six o’clock.
The reverse features four Manchu characters, floral bursts at three and nine o’clock, with two Chinese characters stating “1 Yuan.” The four central characters denote: “Great Ch’ing (Dynasty) Silver Coin.”
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