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2 Jiao / 20 Cents Pattern, copper
| Issuer | Kwangsi Province |
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| Year | 1921 |
| Type | Coin pattern |
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| Obverse lettering | 年十國民華中 貳 幣銀 毫 造省西廣 (Translation: Year 10 of the Republic of China 2 Jiao / Silver coin Made in Kwangsi Province) |
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| Reverse script | Latin |
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Kwangsi's 1921 pattern coinage emerged from a period when provincial mints across southern China were asserting de facto monetary independence from a Beijing government that had largely lost control of the interior. Whether this copper striking was a serious production proposal or a die trial for assessing alloy appearance before committing to a silver or cupro-nickel run is unresolved — surviving examples are few enough that no consensus has formed. The Y#415c designation groups it with related provincial pattern material, but the KM#Pn7 listing treats it as a discrete issue.