CHINA. The Last Emperor 1909-1911 token or medal 20th century China medal Puyi Xuantong last emperor of the Qing 1909 to 1911 dragon EF

China, medal for Puyi, the last emperor of the Qing dynasty, twentieth century.

Obverse: bust of Puyi in court dress with cap and bead necklace, the inscription 中國末代皇帝 on the left and his name 溥儀 on the right.

Reverse: a dragon among clouds, above it the inscription 大清宣統 and the years 1909 - 1911.

Puyi was placed on the Dragon Throne in December 1908 at the age of two, and his reign name Xuantong only began with the new year of 1909, because that is how the Chinese calendar worked. That is why this medal carries the years 1909 to 1911, the three years his reign counted. On 12 February 1912 Empress Dowager Longyu signed the abdication on his behalf, ending an empire of 2132 years. Puyi was allowed to keep his title and went on living for years in the northern part of the Forbidden City.

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