Szechuan (1912) 5 cash Y-441
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 21738 in the Ponterio sale 165 (Hong Kong, April 2012), where it sold for US$4,780. The catalog description[1] noted, "CHINA. Szechuan. 5 Cash, Year 1 (1912). NGC AU-55 BN. 中華民國元年五文。 醒獅圖。 Ex: Wa She Wong Collection. Ponterio & Associates, Dec. 2010, Lot #313, where it hammered at $4,750."
Recorded mintage: 471,000.
Specification: copper.
Catalog reference: Y-441; Hsu-314; CCC-434.
- 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 in Kowloon, Irvine, CA: Stacks-Bowers, LLC, 2012.
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