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1 Fen / 1 Cent Kwang-sea
| Issuer | Kwangsi Province |
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| Year | 1919 |
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| Composition | Brass |
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| Reverse description | Central field displays a large numeral '1' enclosed within a beaded inner circle, with a decorative crosshatched pattern within the digit. The surrounding legend reads 'KWANG SEA PROVINCE' along the upper arc and 'ONE CENT' along the lower arc, separated by small rosette stops. The entire design is framed by a continuous beaded border along the rim. |
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| Edge | Plain |
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Kwangsi (Guangxi) operated with considerable autonomy from the Beiyang government in Beijing throughout this period, and its provincial mint issues reflect that independence. The 1919 brass fen belongs to a series produced as the province cycled through successive warlord administrations — Lu Rongting controlled the region at this point, having consolidated power across much of the southwest.
Y#413 turns up unevenly in collections, with survivors often showing uneven planchet preparation characteristic of the Nanning facility.