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1/2 Jiao
| Issuer | Yunnan Province |
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| Year | 1923 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Obverse description | Central field bears four large Chinese ideograms arranged vertically and read top to bottom, right to left, denoting the denomination and coin type. These central characters are surrounded by an outer circular legend of additional Chinese ideograms indicating the issuing authority and regnal year of the Republic of China. The inscription collectively reads: Year 12 of the Republic of China, Half Jiao, Nickel Coin, Made in Yunnan Province. The design is executed in a plain, utilitarian style characteristic of provincial Republican-era coinage. |
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| Reverse description | Central device depicts the five-barred flag of the early Republic of China, shown flying from a tall flagstaff angled slightly to the right, with horizontal stripes rendered in relief. The flag motif is enclosed within a beaded inner circle. The surrounding legend, divided by two small rosette stops flanking the lower arc, reads YUN-NAN PROVINCE along the upper periphery and FIVE CENTS along the lower periphery, all in Latin capitals within the milled border. |
| Reverse script | Latin |
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