Republic of China silver dollar

DocumentedSupported by at least one credible specialist source.

Period

Republican era

Issuing entity

Republic of China

Crown-sized silver dollars of the Chinese republic, widely used in domestic and international trade.

Historical context

Silver dollars circulated alongside foreign trade coins in China until the 1935 currency reform moved the country off silver.

Catalogue references

No catalogue numbers recorded. Numbers are only published once transcribed from a verified edition of a standard catalogue — they are never inferred.

Research required

  • Type list, portrait varieties and provincial mint attributions require transcription from a specialist reference
  • Extensive contemporary and modern counterfeits exist; diagnostic details not yet documented here
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