The obverse of the Da-Qing Jinbi coins featured the Traditional Chinese characters "大清金幣" which could be translated as "Gold currency of the Great Qing" in its centre, on the top of the coin was the date of manufacture using both the Chinese calendar date and the reign era of the Guangxu Emperor, 1906 coins had the text "造年午丙緒光" written from right to left, while 1907 coins featured the text "造年未丁緒光".