China Yunnan province Gold 10 Dollars ND 1919
Obverse Description: Bust of General Tang Jiyo (T'ang Chi-yao) facing 3/4 left in military uniform; around above, seven Chinese characters
Reverse Description: At centre within a circle of beads; crossed flags with a five-pointed star between the tops and the English numeral 1 below; around above, eight Chinese characters; around below; five Chinese characters
Edge Description: Milled
Minted by Kunming Mint, China, 1919
Composition: Gold
Fineness: 0.7500
Weight: 8.5000g
AGW: 0.2050oz
Diameter: 23mm
General Tang Jiyao was a warlord and military governor of Yunnan. In 1915 he announced the independence of Yunnan, issuing coins with his portrait from 1916 until 1919. He established official opium trafficking from Yunnan, where the poppy grew, offering monopolies and licenses while gathering taxes on the trade.