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| Issuer | Szechuan Province |
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| Year | 1912-1913 |
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| Weight | 25.60 g |
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| Obverse script | Chinese |
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| Reverse script | Chinese |
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Szechuan was among the first provinces to declare independence from the Qing dynasty in late 1911, and its revolutionary government moved quickly to establish a distinct monetary identity. The provincial mint in Chengdu had already been modernized under Qing administration, which allowed rapid retooling for republican coinage. Output was substantial but the political window was narrow — by 1913, Yuan Shikai's central government was aggressively consolidating monetary authority across the provinces, and independent provincial silver production of this kind was effectively curtailed within a few years.
Examples that circulated heavily in the Sichuan basin show a distinctive wear pattern along the highest relief points, a consequence of the relatively soft silver alloy used at Chengdu versus contemporary issues from coastal mints.