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200 cash imitation

Features

Location Republic of China
Period Republic (1912-1949)
Type Contemporary counterfeits
Year 15 (1926)
Calendar Chinese republican
Currency Cash (1912)
Composition Brass
Shape Round
Technique Milled
Demonetized Yes
Number
N#
477977

Obverse

Script: Chinese (traditional, regular script)

Lettering:
中華民國十五年

每枚當貳百文

Translation:
The 15th year of the Republic of China
Sichuan
Each coin is worth 200 wen

Reverse

Script: Latin

Lettering: 200

Edge

Plain

Comments

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 Photo, 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

flower

bird flower

or other XS like:

4.Triangle rim

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

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Date VG F VF XF AU UNC
15 (1926) 

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