5 Fen / 5 Cents
Features
| Issuer |
Kwangtung Province
 |
|---|---|
| Period |
Province of the Republic of China (1912-1949)
|
| Type | Standard circulation coins |
| Year | 8 (1919) |
| Calendar | Chinese republican |
| Value | 5 Fen = 5 Cents (0.05) |
| Currency | Yuan (1900-1949) |
| Composition | Copper-nickel |
| Weight | 2.60 g |
| Diameter | 19 mm |
| Shape | Round |
| Technique | Milled |
| Orientation | Medal alignment ↑↑ |
| Demonetized | Yes |
| Number | N# 36531 |
| References | Y# 420 Richard Sperry Yeoman. R. S. Yeoman's Modern & Current World Coins (16 volumes). |
Obverse
Four Chinese ideograms read top to bottom, right to left, all surrounded by more ideograms.
Script: Chinese (traditional, regular script)
Lettering:
年八國民華中
伍
幣鎳
仙
造省東廣
Translation:
Year 8 of the Republic of China
5 Fen / Nickel coin
Made in Kwangtung Province
Reverse
Value within wreath surrounded by English legend.
Script: Latin
Lettering:
KWANG-TUNG PROVINCE
5
FIVE CENTS
Edge
Plain
Comments
In Wuzhou area, there were once warlords who copied this type of coin. The design of this coin was rather crude, with the letters C and G being illegible. Here is the pattern of this coin.
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| Date | Mintage | VG | F | VF | XF | AU | UNC | ||||||||
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| 8 (1919) | 
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916 000 | $ 4.90 | $ 10 | $ 19 | $ 59 | 年八 | ||||||||
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Past sales
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Katz Auction 63 Lot 3139 
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26 Jul 2022 | UNC |
USD 60.35
(EUR 52.00) (+ buyer's premium) |
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Katz Auction 184 Lot 2345
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27 Feb 2026 | AU |
USD 18.57
(EUR 16.00) (+ buyer's premium) |
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Katz Auction 158 Lot 1892
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14 May 2025 | AU | Unsold | |
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Katz Auction 119 Lot 1993
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30 Mar 2024 | XF |
USD 10.45
(EUR 9.00) (+ buyer's premium) |
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Katz Auction 72 Lot 2504
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21 Dec 2022 | XF |
USD 10.45
(EUR 9.00) (+ buyer's premium) |
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