Honan ND (c.1920) 50 cash Y-394

Ponterio sale 162, lot 60162

photo courtesy Stack's-Bowers LLC

Honan Province in the south east of China began coin production in 1647. A mint for struck coinage began operation in 1905.

The specimen shown was lot 60162 in Ponterio sale 162 (Hong Kong, August 2011), where it sold for $2270. The catalog description^[1] noted, "CHINA. Honan. 50 Cash, ND (ca. 1920). 河南當五十文銅元。NGC MS-63 BN. Ex: A.M. Tracey Woodward Collection Ex: The Frank Robinson Collection."

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: copper.

Catalog reference: Y-394; CCC-551; Hsu-440; Duan-2655.

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.
• ^[1]Ponterio, Richard, Ponterio sale 162: The August 2011 Hong Kong Auction, Irvine, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2011.

Links to:

• 1906 CD 10 cash (c/m for Honan)
• (1920) 10 cash Y-392.2
• (1921) 20 cash Y-393.2
• 1931 CD 50 cash Y-397
• (1928) 100 cash Y-395
• 1931 (year 20) 100 cash Y-398
• Coins and currency dated 1920
• return to China, Honan Province