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2 Jiao Canton martyrs
| Issuer | Fukien Province |
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| Year | 1932 |
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| Weight | 5.30 g |
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| Obverse description | Two crossed flags displayed centrally within a circular field, flanked and surrounded by Chinese inscriptions. The denomination '貳角' appears prominently, with additional legends indicating the coin's equivalency of five pieces to one Yuan. The outer legend reads 'Made in Fujian Province in Year 21 of the Republic of China' (中華民國二十一年福建省造), rendered in traditional Chinese characters. The overall design is symmetrical and heraldic in character, with the flags serving as the primary device. |
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| Reverse lettering | 幣念紀岡礼黄 七 十 二 烈 士 (Translation: Canton Martyrs Commemorative Coin) |
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The "Canton Martyrs" issue commemorates the execution of a group of Kuomintang officials and military officers killed during the Canton Coup of 1931 — a failed uprising against Chiang Kai-shek's Nationalist government. Fukien Province produced this silver fractional piece as a regional commemorative during a period when provincial minting authority was still exercised with considerable independence from the central government in Nanjing.
Y#391 is genuinely scarce in circulated grades, though the reason is commemorative intent rather than low mintage documentation — pieces were often saved rather than spent.