After the loss in the First Opium War, also known as the Anglo-Chinese War, the Qing government had to sign the Treaty of Nanjing that gave Britain and subsequently other Western powers like France, ...
Obverse Text: LIBERTY / 1840 Reverse Image: Eagle with wings outstretched clutching arrows and branch in talons, shield over chest. Reverse Text: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA / TEN D. Description U.S.