2 Jiao Pattern, proposed 'Junk dollar' type, type 2

The "Junk dollar" pattern series of 1929 emerged from the Republic of China's sustained effort to unify a chaotic national currency — dozens of provincial mints were still striking their own silver, and Beijing had been pushing for a standardized national coinage since at least 1914. The junk design was among several competing proposals evaluated that year, none of which advanced to full production. Kann's documentation of multiple sub-varieties within this type reflects genuine die differences across the surviving pattern population, not simply cataloging convention.

L&M#99 places this among the rarest of the 1929 pattern submissions.