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1 Fen - Puyi Kangde
| Issuer | Central Bank of Manchukuo |
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| Year | 1945 |
| Type | Coin pattern |
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| Obverse description | The obverse features the large numeral '1' prominently displayed in the center of the field, flanked on either side by a small raised dot. Chinese characters arranged around the periphery read '滿洲帝國' (Empire of Manchukuo) across the upper arc and '康德十二年' (Year 12 of Kangde) along the lower arc. The design is framed by a continuous beaded border running along the full circumference of the coin. |
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| Reverse script | Chinese |
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Manchukuo's copper-plated steel coinage of the early 1940s reflects the severe metal shortages Japan faced as Allied pressure strangled its supply lines. By 1945, the Japanese war economy had stripped base metals so thoroughly that even these token-value pieces were difficult to produce consistently. The Y#Pn7 designation signals pattern status — this piece was likely never issued for general circulation, struck as the entire Manchukuo monetary apparatus was days from collapse.
Puyi was removed from his throne in August 1945 when Soviet forces swept into Manchuria. He was captured at Mukden airport attempting to flee.