China (1907) 2 cash

from the Yuan Collection; this image is rotated 90°

This type was struck in 1907, and uses a cyclical date. It is an example of the standard unified general coinage, from the Tientsin mint, and was meant to offer a unified alternative to the proliferation of provincial mint coins. The Tientsin mint also struck five, ten and twenty cash in copper.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: copper.

Catalog reference: Y-8.1.

Source:

• Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1901-2000, 47th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
• Kann, Eduard. Illustrated Catalog of Chinese Coins, Vol. 1 of 3. Bronx, NY: Ishi Press International, 2006.

Link to:

• (1906) 2 cash
• (1907) 10 cash, with dot after "KUO"
• (1907) 10 cash, four dots divide legend
• (1907) "TAI-CHING-TI-KUO" pattern dollar
• (1907) pattern tael, struck in gold
• Coins and currency dated 1907
• return to coins of China