Catalog
See full images - free registration
Continue with Google - no registration!
or register with email
Why register? Just to keep bots out of our catalog. Your email stays private - we will never share it or send you anything uninvited. We guarantee you that!
20 Cash '20 CASH'
| Issuer | Hunan Provincial Mint |
|---|---|
| Year | 1919 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
| Value | Log in to see details |
| Currency | Log in to see details |
| Composition | Log in to see details |
| Weight | Log in to see details |
| Diameter | Log in to see details |
| Thickness | Log in to see details |
| Shape | Log in to see details |
| Technique | Log in to see details |
| Orientation | Log in to see details |
| Engraver(s) | Log in to see details |
| In circulation to | Log in to see details |
| Reference(s) | Log in to see details |
| Obverse description | Log in to see details |
|---|---|
| Obverse script | Log in to see details |
| Obverse lettering | Log in to see details |
| Reverse description | Two crossed flags displayed within a central beaded circle, representing the Five-Coloured Flag of the Republic of China and the Eighteen-Star Flag of the Revolutionary Army. A small rosette or floral motif appears at the top of the crossed staffs, with decorative floral sprays flanking the central device on either side. The upper field bears the Chinese legend '湖南省造' (Made in Hunan Province) and the lower field reads '當十二銅元' (Worth 20 copper coins), with all inscriptions in traditional Chinese characters. A continuous beaded border frames the entire design. |
| Reverse script | Log in to see details |
| Reverse lettering | Log in to see details |
| Edge | Log in to see details |
| Mint | Log in to see details |
| Mintage | 1919: ND (1919) |
| Additional information |
Hunan's copper cash issues of this period were produced in a province that had been minting on its own authority since the late Qing, and the mint continued operating through successive warlord administrations with remarkable continuity. By 1919, the provincial government was nominally under Beijing's Republic but effectively autonomous. These 20 cash pieces circulated alongside a chaotic mix of provincial, national, and foreign copper in a region where small-denomination coinage was perpetually undersupplied and frequently counterfeited.
Y#400a distinguishes this variety from the closely related Y#400 by subtle die differences that collectors have documented but attribution in the field remains genuinely contested.