Szechuan (1898-1908) 20 cents Y-236
Szechuan (Sichuan) Province is in the south central part of China, and is an important economic power in the country. The capital is Chengdu. In the early 20th Century it, along with Tibet, was made a special administrative district, acknowledging the dominance of non-Han Chinese people in the region. The Szechuan mint with modern equipment opened in 1898 with machinery brought from New Jersey, USA. Another mint was opened in Chungking in 1905.
The specimen shown was lot 21750 in the Ponterio sale 165 (Hong Kong, April 2012), where it sold for US$717. The catalog description[1] noted, "Szechuan. 1 Mace 4.4 Candareens (20 Cents), ND (ca. 1898). NGC XF-40. 四川省造光緒元寶一錢四分四厘銀幣。 "ROV" of "PROVINCE" have been repunched over other letters. Also, the "S" of "CANDAREENS" is over retrograde "S". Interesting and should be examined closer. 英文 "PROVINCE"的"ROV" 複打在其他字母上，反 "S"。有趣，應仔細檢視。NGC XF-40. Ex: Abner Snell Collection."
Recorded mintage: 897,000.
Specification: 5.30g, 0.820 silver, 0.1397 oz ASW.
Catalog reference: L&M-349; K-147 (unlisted variety); Y-236.
- 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.
- Lin Gwo Ming, Illustrated Catalogue of Chinese Gold & Silver Coins: Ching and Republican Issues, Seventh Edition, Hong Kong: Ma Tak Wo Numismatic Co., Ltd., 2012.
Links to:
- (1897) 1 cash pattern Hsu-3
- (1903-05) 10 cash Y-226.1
- [[Szechuan (1903-05) 10 cash Y-229.8a
|(1903-05) 10 cash Y-229.8a]]