20 Fen Pattern, proposed `Junk dollar` type, type 1

€242,574.00
IssuerRepublic of China
Year1929
TypePattern
Value20 Fen (0.20)
CurrencyYuan (1912-1948)
CompositionCopper-nickel
Weight
Dimensions24 mm
Thickness
Shape and TechniqueRound
Milled
OrientationMedal alignment ↑↑
Engraver(s)
In circulation to
Reference(s) KM#Pn95, Kann#617yV
Obverse descriptionBust of Sun Yat-sen facing left with Chinese ideograms above.
Obverse script
Obverse lettering年八十國民華中
(Translation: Year 18 of the Republic of China)
Reverse descriptionThree-masted ship (a junk) sailing left with Chinese ideograms below.
Reverse script
Reverse lettering分拾貳幣國
(Translation: 20 Fen / National currency)
Edge
Mint
Mintage18 (1929)  - 年八十 -
Catalog ID3957825760
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