China Qing Dynasty Medal for the Establishment of the Foochow Arsenal 1874 Tmedals

China Qing Dynasty Medal for the Establishment of the Foochow Arsenal 1874 Restrike Rare Replica Copy Restrike! Made from Silver! 1:1 Details as original Weight of the silver Medal: 128.5 grams Diameter: ca. 87.57 mm / 3.45 Inches Info about the original Medal: CHINA. Fuzhou (Foochow). Imperial Silver Award Medal for the Establishment of the Foochow Arsenal, ND (ca. 1874). 87 mm;  Two dragons arranged vertically on a stippled background flanking a column of four characters, the sun above flanked by characters at right and left, all within geometric boarder; Reverse: Inscription arranged in similar format to obverse; however, clouds are in place of dragons, all on stippled background within geometric boarder. A series of institutional reforms were issued during the late Qing dynasty, known as the self-strengthening movement. Following a series of military defeats by foreign powers, namely the Opium Wars, China went to great lengths to strengthen and modernize its military powers.