20 Cash `TWENTY CASH`, six characters, with flower

€10,103.00
IssuerHunan Province
Year1919
TypeStandard circulation coin
Value20 Cash (0.02)
CurrencyYuan (1897-1949)
CompositionCopper
Weight9.57 g
Dimensions32 mm
Thickness1.5 mm
Shape and TechniqueRound
Milled
OrientationMedal alignment ↑↑
Engraver(s)
In circulation to
Reference(s) Y#400.2-8, Y#400.11
Obverse descriptionRice plant with five ears and ribbon at base, all surrounded by English legend.
Obverse script
Obverse letteringTHE REPUBLIC OF CHINA TWENTY CASH
Reverse descriptionCrossed flags with flower above and florals on either side, all with Chinese ideograms above and below.
Reverse script
Reverse lettering造省南湖 文十二錢制當
(Translation: Made in Hunan Province Currency worth 20 Cash)
EdgeSmooth.
Mint
MintageND (1919)  - Y#400.11: Eight-petalled rosette; regular type; without dot at centre -
ND (1919)  - Y#400.2: Eight-petalled rosette; regular type; with dot at centre -
ND (1919)  - Y#400.3: Eight-petalled rosette; 25 small curls in base ribbon -
ND (1919)  - Y#400.4: Eight-petalled rosette; smaller rice grains and left floral -
ND (1919)  - Y#400.5: Eight-petalled rosette; thin base ribbon -
ND (1919)  - Y#400.6: Five-petalled rosette; flat rosette -
ND (1919)  - Y#400.7: Five-petalled rosette; round rosette -
ND (1919)  - Y#400.8: Five-petalled rosette; large round rosette -
Catalog ID4234356390
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