Sep Fine Art & Collectibles Sale
Lot 119:
Description
Diameter:3.9cmWeight:27gOne Yuan Founding Commemorative Silver Coin with Sun Yat-sen Portrait, commonly known as "Small Head Sun". A machine-struck silver coin featuring a left-facing bust of Sun Yat-sen enclosed by an inner bead ring. Regular script characters "Republic of China" are arranged along the upper rim, and "Founding Commemorative Coin" along the lower rim, flanked by intertwined plum blossom patterns on both sides, with uniform fine denticles on the outer edge. The coin has a smooth field with sharply struck portrait and floral motifs and soft natural silver luster. It is the most widely circulated and mass-produced classic founding commemorative silver coin of the Republic of China.
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