View source for China 31 (1942) chiao

[[Image:SB421-54676o.jpg|300px|thumb|Stack's Bowers April 2021 Hong Kong sale, lot 54676]]
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This specimen was lot 54676 in Stack's Bowers Hong Kong auction (Hong Kong, April 2021), where it sold for $456. The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, "[[China|CHINA]]. Provisional Government of China. Chiao, Year 31 (1942). PCGS MS-66 Gold Shield. A very sharply struck Gem quality coin with flashy luster." The Provisional Government was another Japanese puppet state before and during World War Two. The central bank therein issued a series of aluminum coins in 1941-43, including one, five and ten fen (shown here). They do not have high catalog values but are seldom seen.

''Recorded mintage:'' unknown.

''Specification:'' aluminum, 1.0-1.5 g, 22 mm diameter.

''Catalog reference:'' KM-Y525. 

''[[Bibliography|Source:]]''
* Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, ''Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1901-2000, 47th ed.,'' Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
* <sup>[1]</sup>Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, ''The April 2021 Hong Kong Auction'', Costa Mesa, CA: [http://www.stacksbowers.com Stack's Bowers LLC], 2021.

''Link to:''
* [[Manchukuo KT4 (1937) 5 fen]]
* [[East Hopei 26 (1937) 2 chiao]]
* [[Manchukuo KT10 (1944) fen]]
* [[Coins and currency dated 1942]]

[[Category:Selections from the Stack's Bowers 2021 Hong Kong sale]][[Category: Aluminum coins of the world]]