The edition and identification method in the Three Years of the Republic of China edition:
The front of the Three Years of the Republic of China edition shows a profile of Yuan Shikai, with "Three Years of the Republic of China" listed above. There is no word "zao" after the word "年", while other year editions have the word "zao" after the word "year". There is a "point" in the character "民" in the three-year edition, but there is no "point" in the character "民" in the other editions. The molds used in the three-year version include old and new molds. The old mold has 185 teeth and the new mold has 170 teeth. Both have a larger casting volume and are ordinary circulation versions. Versions with smaller casting quantities include:
1. Signature version. This coin was trial-minted by the Tianjin Mint and has not been circulated. On the right side of Yuan's portrait is a vertical English letter "L.GioRGi" engraved by the Italian engraver "Rourge Giorgi?" who is a foreign coinage expert in China. Signature initials.
2. Coarse hair version. Yuan's hair is thicker and styled in waves. The Jiahe knot ribbons do not form criss-crossing "8" knots, and an irregular circle is formed at the right bundle of Jiahe knot ribbons.
3. "O" mark version. That is, there is an "O"-shaped hidden mark in the Jiahe pattern, a horizontal "8" shape at the Jiahe knot belt, a very small "O"-shaped circle in the upper left belt hole, and the collar of Yuan's chin is not closed. , the epaulettes are wider and the five stars are more prominent.
4. Triangular round version. The word "口" in the round characters on the back of this coin forms a "△" shape, while other versions have an "opening" shape.
5. Open shell version. The bottom horizontal line of the word "贝" in the word "round" of this coin is not connected with the vertical pen, forming an "open shell". The epaulette stripes of this version of Yuan's portrait are obvious, and there is a straight line from top to bottom in Yuan's eyes, commonly known as "open eyes". This feature is also not seen in other versions.
6. Add the word "Gansu". This coin was produced by the Mint of Lanzhou, Gansu Province, using the old model of the three-year edition of the Republic of China. It added the word "Gansu" to the left and right of the image of Yuan. The rest is the same as the open shell version, with a mintage of only tens of thousands.
7. "T" side, Yingyang side. Both of these coins are rare and are trial coins produced by the Tianjin Mint. The front and back patterns are the same as those of the general Yuan Daxiang in circulation. They only differ in the edge teeth, which are "T" shaped edges or Yingyang coin-shaped edges.
Extended information:
The national currency of the Qing Dynasty was called Longyang, with silver coins as the main currency, mainly including Guangxu Yuanbao, Daqing Silver Coin, Xuantong Yuanbao, etc., with a total weight of (26.3 --27 grams), containing six cents and eight cents of pure silver (25.7856808 grams), and its silver content is 89%. It was cast?
After the fall of the Qing Dynasty, Yuan Shikai became president in April 1912. The Beiyang government decided to mint national currency in view of the complexity of minting and banknotes at that time. There were more than a hundred kinds of Chinese and foreign currencies in circulation with different specifications. The circulation was chaotic, the conversion was cumbersome, and the people were resentful. At the same time, it also wanted to use currency reform to solve the problem of military spending. In order to improve his dominance, Yuan Shikai cast his head on the coin, and "Yuan Datou" came from this.
On February 7, 1914, Yuan Shikai promulgated the "National Currency Regulations" and "National Currency Regulations Implementation Rules" in the form of a presidential decree. The main content is that the right to mint and issue coins belongs to the Republic of China government. , the 1 yuan silver coins originally minted and issued by various government bureaus were exchanged and recast by the Republic of China government. Within a certain period of time, their value was recognized to be equal to the value of 1 yuan of national currency.
The main currency in the national currency is 1 yuan silver dollar. Its weight is Kuping pure silver 6 cents 4 cents and 8 cents (6.408 cents). The material is 89% silver, 10% copper, and tin. Accounting for 1%, the weight of a finished silver dollar is 7 cents and 2 cents. It is stipulated that there are four types of national currency: silver coins (one yuan, medium yuan, two dimes, and one dime), one nickel coin (five cents), and five copper coins (two cents, one cent, five cents, two cents, and one cent).
The profile of Yuan Shikai and the year of issue are engraved on the front, and the Jiahe pattern and currency value are engraved on the back. In the same year that the "National Currency Regulations" were promulgated, the "Yuan Datou" one-yuan silver coin was first minted at the Tianjin Mint, and then successively minted at Nanjing, Guangdong, Wuchang and other mints. ?
The conversion relationship of coins at that time was the same as today. In decimal units, 1 yuan was equal to ten jiao, one jiao was equal to ten cents, and one cent was equal to ten cents. Since the promulgation of the "National Currency Regulations", the Tianjin Mint began to mint Yuan Datou 1-yuan silver coins. Later, Nanjing, Guangdong, Wuchang and other mints also began to mint and issue Yuan Datou silver coins.
Because Yuan Datou’s 1-yuan silver coin has a regular shape, novel patterns, clear weight and fineness, and is easy to identify, Yuan Datou’s silver dollar was quickly accepted by the people and quickly spread throughout the country. circulation. Because Yuan Datou's one-yuan silver coins have a uniform shape and strict regulations on fineness and weight, they were quickly recognized and accepted by society. They gradually replaced the Long Yang of the Qing Dynasty in the domestic financial market and became the main currency in circulation.
Reference link: Baidu Encyclopedia—Yuan Datou