View source for Kwangtung 1924 (year 13) 20 cents Y-424

[[Image: CHN-KWANGTUNG_1924-yr13_20cents_Y424-Kann735-LM155-Hsu338_SB-lot60466-21Aug2011-USD5079-obv.jpg|300px|thumb|Ponterio sale 162, lot 60466]]
[[Image: CHN-KWANGTUNG_1924-yr13_20cents_Y424-Kann735-LM155-Hsu338_SB-lot60466-21Aug2011-USD5079-rev.jpg|300px|thumb|photo courtesy Stack's-Bowers LLC]]
Kwangtung Province (now Guangdong) is on the south coast of China, and surrounds Hong Kong and Macau. The mint in the city of Guangzhou (Canton) opened in 1888 and issued a large number of coins until closure in 1931.

The specimen shown was lot 60466 in Ponterio sale 162 (Hong Kong, August 2011), where it sold for $5,079. The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, “[[China|CHINA]]. Kwangtung. 20 Cents, Year 13 (1924). NGC MS-64. Ex: The Frank Robinson Collection.”

''Recorded mintage:'' 55,109,000.

''Specification:'' 5.40 g, silver.
 
''Catalog reference:''  L&M-155; K-735; Y-424; Hsu-338.

''[[Bibliography|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.
* <sup>[1]</sup>Ponterio, Richard, ''Ponterio sale 162: The August 2011 Hong Kong Auction,'' Irvine, CA: [http://www.stacksbowers.com Stack's Bowers LLC], 2011. 

''Links to:''
* [[Kwangtung 1922 (year 11) 20 cents Y-423|1922 (year 11) 20 cents]]
* [[Kwangsi (1924) 20 cents Y-415a.1|Kwangsi (1924) 20 cents, "Kwei" in center instead of dot]]
* [[China (1924) dollar K-683|(1924) dollar, Tuan Chi Jui, "Peaceful Unification"]]
* [[Kwangtung 1928 (year 17) 20 cents|1928 (year 17) 20 cents]]
* [[Kwangtung 1929 (year 18) 20 cents Y-426|1929 (year 18) 20 cents]]
* [[Coins and currency dated 1924]]
* return to [[China, Kwangtung Province]]

[[Category:Selections from Ponterio sale 162]][[Category:The Frank Robinson Collection]]