Add Canton Mint

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This message aims at: requesting the creation or the modification of a mint

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KennyG
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Posted: 21 Oct 2025, 03:26 #
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Hi all, I think we should add the Canton Mint. This is the site that is responsible for the late 19th-early 20th century strike of the Guangdong/Kwangtung and some other provisional milled cash, copper, and silver coins. AFAIK this is not the same as Guangdong mint or the other government branches that are listed on the site. Closure should be at 1931.

 

https://zh.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E5%BB%A3%E6%9D%B1%E9%80%A0%E5%B9%A3%E5%BB%A0 (Chinese wiki has more info)

https://www.nytimes.com/1892/07/03/archives/imperial-canton-mint-clever-moves-of-the-chinese-with-their-coinage.html contemporary article

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Jarcek Numista team
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Posted: 31 Mar 2026, 13:36 #
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Do we have items on Numista please?

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KennyG
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Posted: 1 Apr 2026, 10:13 #
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Yes essentially most of the struck coins by Kwangtung province were made at this facility

 

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Kenny

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