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1 Yuan Inauguration of Chu Yupu as governor of Zhili
| Issuer | Republic of China |
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| Year | 1927 |
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| Shape | Round |
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| Reverse description | Central design featuring two crossed flags of the Republic of China, flanked on either side by decorative floral sprays. Chinese characters appear in two horizontal lines above and below the central device, recording the commemorative inscription. The overall composition is symmetrical and heraldic in character, with the flags and floral elements arranged within a plain field bordered by a continuous beaded rim. |
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| Edge | Reeded. |
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Chu Yupu's tenure as governor of Zhili was measured in weeks, not years. Appointed in early 1927 amid the chaos of the Northern Expedition fragmenting warlord control across northern China, he was displaced almost as soon as this commemorative issue could have reached circulation. Coins of this type were struck to legitimize short-lived political appointments — a practice common enough among regional military figures of the period — which is precisely why surviving examples are scarce and the issue never received a standard Y-number assignment.