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© PCGS
20 Cash Provincial Constitution; type
11 (1922) year| Copper | - | - |
| Issuer | Hunan Province |
|---|---|
| Period | Province of the Republic of China (1912-1949) |
| Type | Circulating commemorative coin |
| Year | 11 (1922) |
| Calendar | Chinese republican |
| Value | 20 Cash (0.02) |
| Currency | Yuan (1897-1949) |
| Composition | Copper |
| Shape | Round |
| Technique | Milled |
| Orientation | Medal alignment ↑↑ |
| Demonetized | Yes |
| Updated | 2024-10-04 |
| Numista | N#42440 |
|---|---|
| Rarity index | 93% |
Reverse
Trigram of the Pah Kwah (☰) in within wreath, all surrounded by Chinese ideograms.
Lettering:
念紀之成憲省南湖
廿 當
日一月一年一十國民華中
Translation:
Commemorative coin of the Constitution of Hunan Province
Worth 20
January 1, Year 11 of the Republic of China
Edge
Plain
Interesting fact
One interesting fact about this coin is that it was issued during a time of great change and turmoil in China. The coin was minted in 1922, just a few years after the fall of the Qing dynasty and the establishment of the Republic of China. This period saw a lot of political upheaval and power struggles between different warlords and regional leaders, and the coin may have been issued as a way to promote the new provincial constitution and assert the authority of the Hunan Province. Despite the turmoil, the coin remains a valuable piece of Chinese numismatic history.
