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2 Jiao Memento: Birth of the Republic
| Issuer | Republic of China |
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| Year | 1912 |
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| Currency | Yuan (1912-1948) |
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| Obverse description | Left-facing draped bust of Sun Yat-sen occupying the central field, rendered in high relief with finely engraved hair detail. Two small quatrefoil ornaments flank the effigy at the upper left and upper right of the field. The circumferential Latin legend reads 'MEMENTO BIRTH OF REPUBLIC OF CHINA', arranged around the periphery within a beaded border that frames the entire design. |
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| Edge | Reeded |
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The 1912 "Birth of the Republic" 2 Jiao was issued in the chaotic first months following the Xinhai Revolution, when the newly proclaimed Republic of China needed coinage that signaled a decisive break from Qing dynastic rule. Multiple mints across China struck these pieces simultaneously, with output quality varying considerably between facilities — a known inconsistency in the series rather than individual die failure.
The Kann reference places this alongside a cluster of transitional commemorative-style issues from 1912 that were as much political instruments as circulating currency, produced while Yuan Shikai was consolidating presidential power in Beijing.