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| Issuer | Republic of China |
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| Year | 1920 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Obverse description | Central design features two crossed flags flanked by floral sprays on either side, with a rosette or flower motif above the flags. A horizontal Chinese legend reading 中華民國 (Republic of China) arcs above the central device, while a second legend 當十銅圓 (Ten Cash copper coin) appears below. The entire composition is set within a beaded or plain inner border, with the inscriptions occupying the upper and lower fields. |
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| Mintage | 1920: ND (1920) |
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The proliferation of 10 Cash types during the early Republic period reflects the near-total breakdown of centralized mint authority after Yuan Shikai's death in 1916. Provincial authorities and semi-autonomous warlord administrations struck copper cash in overlapping series with little coordination, producing dozens of subtypes — Y#306.4 being one of several closely related variants distinguished primarily by minor die differences in the border beading and character spacing. Many circulated alongside earlier Qing-era cash with no practical distinction made by users.