View source for Taiwan ND (1893-94) 10 cents Y-247.1

[[Image: CHN-TAIWAN_1893-1894-ND_10cents_SB-lot60670-LM328-Kann134-Y247point1-Hsu549-21Aug2011-USD1554-obv.jpg|300px|thumb|Ponterio sale 162, lot 60670]]
[[Image: CHN-TAIWAN_1893-1894-ND_10cents_SB-lot60670-LM328-Kann134-Y247point1-Hsu549-21Aug2011-USD1554-rev.jpg|300px|thumb|photo courtesy Stack's-Bowers LLC]]
Taiwan was originally administered as part of Fujian Province. The archipelago became its own province in 1875. It was seized by Japan in the First Sino-Japanese War in 1895, and returned in 1945. The Republic of [[China]] government made Taiwan its seat in 1949, and it has been administered as a separate country since, though the People’s Republic of China does not recognize its sovereignty.

The specimen shown was lot 60670 in Ponterio sale 162 (Hong Kong, August 2011), where it sold for $1,554. The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, "CHINA. Taiwan. 7.2 Candareens (10 cents), ND (ca. 1893-94). 臺灣製造光緒元寶七分二釐銀幣。 稀少。NGC XF-40."   

''Recorded mintage:'' 1,274,000.

''Specification:''  2.6 g, 0.820 fine silver, 0.0343 oz ASW.
 
''Catalog reference:'' L&M-328; K-134; Y-247.1; Hsu-549.

''[[Bibliography|Source:]]''
* Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, ''Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1801-1900, 9th 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:''
* [[Taiwan (1838-50) dollar Kann-1|(1838-1850) $1 'Old Man' Kann-1]]
* [[Taiwan (1841-50) dollar Kann-1i|(1841-1850) $1 'Old Man' Kann-1i]]
* [[Taiwan 1936 fen|1936 fen]]
* [[Coins and currency dated 1893]]
* return to [[Taiwan]]

[[Category:Selections from Ponterio sale 162]][[Category: Silver dimes of the world]]