Szechuan 1913 CD 200 cash Y-459a
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 21736 in the Ponterio sale 165 (Hong Kong, April 2012), where it sold for US$1,314. The catalog description[1] noted, "CHINA. Szechuan. 200 Cash, Year 2 (1913). NGC AU-58. 中華民國二年四川造幣廠造貳百文。 Struck in brass. Short straight tassels. 黃銅。直纓。."
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: brass.
Catalog reference: Y-459a; CCC-433; Hsu-312; Duan-2200.
- 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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