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2 Jiao / 20 Cents Kwang-sea, with Kuei
| Issuer | Kwangsi Province |
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| Year | 1924 |
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| Shape | Round |
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| Obverse description | The obverse features multiple Chinese ideograms arranged in a traditional format: four characters reading top to bottom and right to left around the central field, with a single ideogram prominently placed at the centre. The surrounding legend, rendered in classical Chinese script, gives the date as Year 13 of the Republic of China, identifies the denomination as 2 Jiao, and specifies the issuing authority as Kwangsi Province, with the additional 'Kuei' provincial designator. The design is enclosed within a beaded inner border and a plain outer rim. |
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| Obverse lettering | 年三十國民華中 貳 幣桂銀 毫 造省西廣 (Translation: Year 13 of the Republic of China 2 Jiao / Silver coin Kuei Made in Kwangsi Province) |
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Kwangsi (Guangxi) Province sat at the southern periphery of Republican China's monetary system, and its silver issues from the early 1920s reflect exactly that position — produced with inconsistent oversight, in limited quantities, and with die variations that were never systematically catalogued. The "Kuei" character addition on this piece distinguishes it from the standard Y#415, likely introduced to differentiate provincial striking batches, though the administrative logic behind it was never formally documented.
The unlisted Y# status is telling. Kann's attribution at 750a places it within a known family, but the variety sits outside the main sequence.