China, Provincial. Zhílì (Chihli) AR 7 Mace 2 Candareens – Dollar. Imperial Dragon type. Běiyáng Arsenal (Tientsin) mint. Dated RY 25 of the Guāngxù Emperor (1899). Legend in Hànzì around similar legend in Manchu script / 25th YEAR OF KUANG HSÜ • PEI YANG •, flying imperial dragon facing, coiled leftward around fireball and surrounded by stylized clouds. L&M 454; Kann 196; KM (Yeoman) 73.
Heavily encrusted. Very Fine.