Szechuan 1912 (year 1) 50 cash Y-449.1a
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 60644 in Ponterio sale 162 (Hong Kong, August 2011), where it sold for $1,195. The catalog description[1] noted, "CHINA. Szechuan. 50 Cash, Year 1 (1912). 民國元年軍政府造四川銅幣當制錢五十文。NGC MS-62."
Recorded mintage: 489,382,000.
Specification: brass.
Catalog reference: Y-449.1a.
- 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.
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