5 Mithqual Type 1

Features

Issuer	Sinkiang Province
Period	Province of the Republic of China (1912-1949)
Type	Standard circulation coin
Year	1 (1912)
Calendar	Chinese republican
Value	5 Mithqual (0.5)
Composition	Silver
Weight	17.90 g
Shape	Round
Technique	Milled
Orientation	Medal alignment ↑↑
Demonetized	Yes
Number	N# 42033
References	Y# 41 Richard S. Yeoman, Arthur L. Friedberg; 2007. A Catalog of Modern World Coins : 1850-1964 (14th edition). Whitman Publishing Company, Atlanta, United States. And 1 more volumes.

Obverse

Four Chinese ideograms read top to bottom, right to left surrounded by more ideograms.

Lettering:
年元國民華中
飼
錢伍
銀

Translation:
Year 1 of the Republic of China
Silver currency / 5 Mithqual (Qian)

Reverse

Two crossed flags with Chinese ideograms above and below.

Lettering:
壬
子

Translation: Year 49

Comments

Type 1 and Type 2 differ in the designs of the flags (Type 1 has two floral stripes whereas Type 2 has four floral stripes).

These coins are dated in type calendars: Year 1 of the Chinese republican calendar (obverse) and Year 49 of the Chinese cyclical calendar (reverse).

See also

• Flag

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Numista Rarity index: 95

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