200 cash imitation

From 1926 to 1928, the warlords in Szechuan produced a large number of counterfeit coins imitating the two hundred cash coins of Sichuan. These coins were of mixed copper quality, varying in weight (7-19 grams), and poorly made. The patterns were often unclear and the sizes were inconsistent. They were divided into 10 cash(size like N# 24701 , and as following)XS, 20 cashTS and 50 cash typesFS. The patterns of leaves and the “200” on the reverse side were often rotated or inverted, and the characters "Szechuan" and the ring line on the obverse side were occasionally inverted. Their manufacture had nothing to do with the Red Army. Now, the following gives them a brief introduction, which won't cover them completely but will remain general.

1.Ox horn：

Upper leaves are divided like ox horn. XS or FS.

2.Plum blossom

All TS.

2-1 Plum blossom

Center lines don't reach the circle, and side flowers are like plum. Reverse has both leaf-like and grain-like(rare). 0 in 200 can be round or square. Some's leaves are upside down.:

2-2 Plum-like

Size flowers are common, but center line is still like 2-1.

Some's leaves are upside down.

2-3 Square leaves

Obverse is common, but Reverse is like square 0 leaves.

3.Clerical script “2”

2 has a silkworm's head and a swallow's tail. FS or TS.

4.Odd flower

Also called XS Clerical script “2”. With often Reverse odd flowers or Obverse side flowers.

Side:

none

米1

米2

odd flowers

十

flower

米

bird flower

or other XS like:

4.Triangle rim

Rim is triangle, patterns are fat. FS or TS(some has 002 instead of 200).