Dollar (Yuan) Yuan Shih-Kai Chinese Silver Coin

Posted by slang on February 17, 2010

Below are three(3) coins which has the potrait of Yuan Shih Kai. Compared to similar crown size coin of Yr 3( 1914) which has six chinese characters, these three coins on the obverse side has seven chinese characters on the head of this chinese general.

These are crown size coins. Each weighs 26.4g.,.8900 silver.75555 oz. ASW.

Of the three years, the yr8(1919) is the more expensive one. EF condition fetches double or treble value than the other two brothers of Yr 9(1920) & Yr 10(1921)