Region: China (Republic). Mint Date: 1914 (Year 3). Reference: L&M-65, KM-327. Denomination: 20 Cents (2 Jiao) Mint Place: Tiensin, Nanking or Wuchang. Condition: Certified and graded by PCGS as XF (Details: Cleaned!) Material: Silver Diameter: 23mm Weight: 5.4gm
Obverse: Uniformed bust of Yüan Shih-kai left. Six characters above.
Reverse: Chinese characters (denomination) within wreath. Legend of six characters above.
Yuan Shikai (Yüan Shih-k'ai; Courtesy Wèitíng; Pseudonym: Róng'an, also named after birthplace Yuán Xiàngchéng) ( 16 September 1859 – 6 June 1916) was an important Chinese general and politician famous for his influence during the late Qing Dynasty, his role in the events leading up to the abdication of the last Qing Emperor of China, his autocratic rule as the first President of the Republic of China, and his short-lived attempt to revive the Chinese monarchy, with himself as the "Great Emperor of China".