[size: 3cm/1.18"]
Material: silver -Hongxian coin.
Time period: 1960.
Chinese silver coin known as the "Hung-hsien" or "Hongxian" coin. The coin was minted in 1916 to celebrate Yuan Shikai's short-lived reign as emperor of China. The obverse of the coin features a portrait of Yuan Shikai in a military uniform and tall hat.
The reverse of the coin features a dragon with wings, which is a unique design for a Chinese coin.
