Wikipedia article of the day for April 13, 2026

The Wikipedia article of the day for April 13, 2026 is Yuan Shikai coinage.
Beginning in 1914, the Yuan Shikai coinage, designed by Tianjin Mint engraver Luigi Giorgi, was struck by the Republic of China to replace imperial and foreign coins then in circulation. They depict Yuan Shikai on the obverse (pictured), and a wreath of grain and the denomination of one yuan on the reverse. Coins were produced by mints across China. Until 1920, all coins were dated Republican Year 3 (1914) regardless of when they were struck. The Nationalist government ordered an end to their production in 1929, but striking continued, with poorer-quality examples produced in Communist-held areas during the 1930s. Later issues were in response to hyperinflation during the Chinese Civil War, including a large run of coins at Canton in 1949. They were struck again in the mid-1950s for use in newly annexed Tibet and rural southwestern China. In total, around 1.1 billion Yuan Shikai dollars were produced from 1914 to 1954, not including local issues produced by warlords or revolutionaries.