China Empire 10 Cents Silver Coin, Year 3 - 1911 Dragon
Obverse Legend: Hsüan-t'ung
Obverse Inscription: Tai-ch'ing Yin-pi
Reverse: Dragon
Reverse Legend: Hsüan-t'ung Nien-tsao
1911 Chinese Empire 10 cents silver coin. The front or obverse side has the Chinese characters for Hsung-tung (known as Puyi in English) who was the last emperor of China. He resigned as emperor in the year 1912 but later served under the Japanese (from 1934 to 1945) and was put by them in control of Manchukuo (Manchuria). This coin is made from silver and has a weight of 2.7 grams. On the back or reverse is an artistic image of a dragon.