20 Cash Hunan-Hupeh Soviet, countermarked

€1.00
IssuerRepublic of China
Year1931
TypeStandard circulation coin
Value20 Cash (0.02)
CurrencySoviet Hubei-Honan-Anhui
CompositionCopper
Weight10.14 g
Dimensions32 mm
Thickness
Shape and TechniqueRound
Milled
OrientationMedal alignment ↑↑
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Reference(s)
Obverse descriptionCountermark of hammer and sickle within star over four Chinese ideograms read top to bottom, right to left, with Manchu characters above and more ideograms around.
Obverse script
Obverse letteringᠪᠠᡩᠠᡵᠠᠩᡤᠠ ᡩᠣᡵᠣ ᡳ ᠶᡠᠸᠠᠨ ᠪᠣᠣ 部戶 光 寶 元 緒 文十二錢制當
(Translation: Guangxu (Emperor) / Yuanbao (Original currency) Ministry of Revenue (minting authority) Guangxu (Emperor) / Yuanbao (Original currency) Currency worth 5 Cash (Wen))
Reverse descriptionDragon with pearl at centre with English legend above and below.
Reverse script
Reverse letteringHU POO 20 CASH
(Translation: Ministry of Revenue)
EdgeSmooth.
Mint
MintageND (1931)  - -
Catalog ID1500725590
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