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2 Jiao Type 2
| Issuer | Fukien Mint |
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| Year | 1923 |
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| Shape | Round |
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| Obverse lettering | 中華民國 癸亥 造廠幣銀建福 庫平一錢四分四釐 |
| Reverse description | The reverse features a central device of crossed flags of the Republic of China — the five-striped national flag and the eighteen-star Wuchang Uprising flag — tied with ribbons at the base, with additional military and ceremonial implements visible behind them, including a trident-style staff and a drum. A small floral rosette appears at the lower center of the crossed flags. The surrounding circular legend reads MADE IN FOO-KIEN MINT in the upper arc and 1 MACE AND 4.4 CANDAREENS in the lower arc, separated by rosette stops, all within a reeded border. The design reflects the bilingual nature of Fukien provincial coinage of the Republican era. |
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Fukien province maintained its own mint well into the Republican period, issuing provincial silver largely independent of central government oversight. The 1923 date falls during a stretch of particularly unstable warlord competition in Fujian, when provincial coinage served practical monetary needs that Beijing could not reliably meet. Fukien silver of this period is frequently encountered with heavy chopmarks, reflecting active commercial use across coastal trade networks connecting Fuzhou, Amoy, and the broader South China Sea merchant routes.