Szechuan 1912 (year 1) 5 cents Y-443

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photo courtesy Stack's-Bowers LLC
photo courtesy Stack's-Bowers LLC

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 specimen shown was lot 60657 in Ponterio sale 162 (Hong Kong, August 2011), where it sold for $1,554. The catalog description[1] noted, "CHINA. Szechuan. 5 Cash, Year 1 (1912). 民國元年軍政府造四川銅幣當制錢五文。Brown. ALMOST UNCIRCULATED.”

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: copper.

Catalog reference: Y-443; CCC-437; Duan-1745.

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

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