Modern Chinese Varieties: 1985 Gold 100Y Confucius
Posted on 3/14/2017
This month's featured coin is the 1985 G100Y Confucius coin that comes with and without a serif on the bottom of the “1” of the date on the obverse of the coin.
Below are photos that show the date with the bottom serif (Photos 1 & 2).
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| Obverse side of a 1985 G100Y Confucius coin with the serif (left) and close up of coin with the serif (right) Click images to enlarge. |
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The pictures below are examples of a coin without the bottom serif (Photos 3 & 4).
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| Obverse side of a 1985 G100Y Confucius coin without the serif (left) and close up of coin without the serif (right) Click images to enlarge. |
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Both examples share a common reverse featuring Confucius as the central device (Photo 5).
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| Reverse side of a 1985 G100Y Confucius coin Click image to enlarge. |
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Look for another interesting variety to be featured next month.
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