Kwangtung 1912 (year 1) 1 cent Y-417
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Kwangtung Province (now Guangdong) is on the south coast of China, and surrounds Hong Kong and Macau. The mint in the city of Guangzhou (Canton) opened in 1888 and issued a large number of coins until closure in 1931. The specimen shown was lot 21610 in Ponterio sale 165 (Hong Kong, April 2012), where it sold for US$1,016. The catalog description[1] noted, “CHINA. Kwangtung. Cent, Year 1 (1912). NGC MS-63 BN. 廣東 分，民國 1 年（1912 年）。NGC MS-63 BN.” A brass type (Y-417a) was issued concurrently with this and is included in the mintage.
Recorded mintage: 18,836,000.
Specification: copper.
Catalog reference: Y-417; CCC-12; Duan-137.
- 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,’’The April 2012 Hong Kong Auction, Sale #165’’ Irvine, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2012.
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