The front pattern of "Yuan Datou" silver coin is Yuan Shikai's portrait on the left in the middle, "Three Years of the Republic of China" on the top of the three-year edition, and "Made in X Years of the Republic of China" in the eighth, ninth and tenth editions of the Republic of China;
The pattern on the back is two crossed ears of rice, with the words "one circle", "middle circle" (five corners), "two corners" and "one corner" in the middle, and the words "every two is a circle", "every five is a circle" and "every ten is a circle" in the upper part of the back.
The front side is engraved with Yuan Shikai's profile head and release year number, and the back side is cast with golden harvest ornamentation and currency value. The official color of Yuan Datou is 89. 1%. The outer ring of coins is mainly straight-toothed, and a small number of I-shaped edges and flower-toothed edges are cast. In this series of coins, one-dollar coins such as three years, nine years and ten years in the Republic of China are more common, and less in the eight years of the Republic of China.
However, Yuan Shikai's "signature edition" was well received by collectors in the "Yuan Datou" in the three years of the Republic of China. One is the English signature version of the Italian plate maker cast by Tianjin Mint in the third year of the Republic of China; The other is a signed version of Yuan Shikai's portrait on the left behind his neck (capital English L GIORGI).
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Major version:
1, the main version in the three-year edition of the Republic of China.
On the front of the three-year edition of the Republic of China is a profile of Yuan Shikai, which reads "Three Years of the Republic of China". There is no word "made" after the word "year", and all other versions have the word "made" after the word "year". The three-year version of the word "person" has a "point", while other versions have no "point". The three-year edition has two kinds of molds, the old mold with 185 side teeth and the new mold with 170 side teeth. Both of them have a large amount of casting and belong to the general circulation version.
2. Signature version
This coin is very rare. Tianjin Mint tried to cast sample coins, but there was no circulation. The coin is engraved with a vertical line of English letters "L.GioRGi" on the right side of the statue, which is the abbreviation of the signature of "Rurgi Giorgio", a foreign coinage expert and Italian sculptor in China.
3. Rough version
Yuan has thick hair and wavy hairstyle. Jiahe tie did not form an "8" knot, but formed an irregular circle on the right side of a bunch of Jiahe tie.
4. Triangular circular plate
The word "mouth" in the circle on the back of this coin forms a "delta" shape, and other versions are "opening" shapes.
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