拍品描述： China - Republic，CHINA: Republic, AR dollar (yuan), Tientsin, ND (1914), Y-322, Kann-642, L&M-858, WS-0094, Yuan Shih-kai Founding of Republic, "Tall Hat" Dollar type, with Yuan Shih-kai facing slightly left in military dress uniform and hat with tall plume, exquisitely struck down to the finest details, fantastic luster with just a bit of peripheral toning, in old NGC holder, NGC graded MS64, ex The 1914 Collection. Yuan Shih-kai was a Chinese general and statesman. As leader of the Beiyang Army, he played a decisive role in securing the abdication of Puyi in 1912, marking the end of the Qing dynasty. He served as the second provisional president and the first formal president of the Republic of China, with his administration known as the Beiyang government. He announced himself Emperor of the Chinese Empire in December 1915 but never formally ascended the throne and abdicated in March 1916.

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