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1/2 Yuan
| Issuer | Republic of China |
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| Year | 1941-1943 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Obverse description | Left-facing bust of Sun Yat-sen in a mandarin-collared jacket occupies the central field, rendered in high relief with naturalistic portraiture. A continuous Greek-key (meander) border frames the entire design within the coin's rim. The Republican era date legend in Chinese characters arcs across the upper field, reading from right to left. Additional Chinese characters appear flanking the portrait in the left and right fields. The overall composition reflects the formal portraiture style characteristic of Republican-era Chinese coinage. |
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| Reverse description | A stylized representation of an ancient Chinese spade money (bu currency) dominates the central field, depicted in bold relief with a textured surface and a rectangular aperture at its center, evoking the archaic bronze spade coins of the Zhou dynasty. The denomination characters 圓 (Yuan) and 半 (half) appear to the left and right of the spade money motif respectively, flanking the central device in the open field. The same continuous Greek-key meander border seen on the obverse encircles the entire reverse design. The composition deliberately references China's ancient monetary heritage as a symbol of national identity during the Republican period. |
| Reverse script | Chinese |
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