5 Jiao

Features

Issuer	Taiwan
Period	Republic (1949-date)
Type	Standard circulation coins
Year	43 (1954)
Calendar	Chinese republican
Value	5 Jiao = 50 Fen (0.5 TWD)
Currency	New dollar (1949-date)
Composition	Aluminium bronze (92% Copper, 8% Aluminium)
Weight	7 g
Diameter	27 mm
Thickness	1.7 mm
Shape	Round
Technique	Milled
Orientation	Medal alignment ↑↑
Demonetized	Yes
Number	N# 4476
References	Y# 535 Richard Sperry Yeoman. R. S. Yeoman's Modern & Current World Coins (16 volumes). , Schön# 5 Battenberg Gietl Verlag (publisher). Weltmünzkatalog. Battenberg Gietl Verlag, Regenstauf, Bavaria, Germany (4 volumes).

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Obverse

Bust of Sun Yat-sen left, date above.

Script: Chinese

Lettering:
年三十四國民華中
日十二月五

Translation:
Republic of China Year 43
May 20th

Reverse

Map of Taiwan separating denomination.

Script: Chinese

Lettering:
　　臺
角　灣　五
　　省

Translation:
Taiwan province
5 Jiao

Edge

Reeded

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Date			Mintage	G	VG	F	VF	XF	AU	UNC
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43 (1954)			279 624 000	$ 0.50	$ 0.60	$ 0.60	$ 1.20	$ 1.40	$ 2.10	$ 2.10		年三十四國民華中

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