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© PCGS
100 Cash Brass
19 (1930) year| Brass | 7.39 g | 29 mm |
| Issuer | Szechuan Province (Chinese provinces) |
|---|---|
| Period | Province of the Republic of China (1912-1949) |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
| Year | 19 (1930) |
| Calendar | Chinese republican |
| Value | 100 Cash (0.1) |
| Currency | Yuan (1897-1949) |
| Composition | Brass |
| Weight | 7.39 g |
| Diameter | 29 mm |
| Shape | Round |
| Technique | Milled |
| Orientation | Medal alignment ↑↑ |
| Demonetized | Yes |
| Updated | 2024-10-04 |
| Numista | N#297085 |
|---|---|
| Rarity index | 100% |
Reverse
Twelve Chinese ideograms (in Seal script) read from top to bottom, right to left.
Script: Chinese
Lettering:
請過
平求高鑄
價生地活
此方
Translation: Because of expensive living, local authorities are permitted to cast to balance prices
Edge
Plain
Interesting fact
The 100 Cash coin from Szechuan Province (Chinese provinces) made of Brass weighing 7.39 g has a unique feature - it has a square hole in the center, which was designed to make it easier for people to string them together as a form of currency. This square hole feature is not commonly found in coins from other provinces or countries, making it a distinctive characteristic of this particular coin.
