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50 Cash China
| Issuer | Republic of China |
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| Year | 1921 |
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| Thickness | 2.0 mm |
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| Reverse description | Two crossed flags occupy the central field — the Five-Coloured Flag of the Republic of China and a military standard — displayed diagonally and tied at the crossing point. Floral sprigs or rosettes appear on either side of the flags. The English legend CHINA arcs above the central device, while the denomination 50 CASH appears in the lower field, completing the bilingual identification of the issuing authority and face value. |
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| Reverse lettering | CHINA 50 CASH |
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Y#394a designates the Hunan Provincial issue, struck at a moment when the Republic of China existed more on paper than in practice — provincial warlords controlled their own mints, their own armies, and their own fiscal policy. The Hunan mint operated with considerable autonomy from Peking throughout the early 1920s, issuing copper cash denominations to address chronic small-change shortages that silver-denominated national coinage did nothing to solve.
Specimens frequently show uneven planchet preparation, a known characteristic of Hunan copper production from this period rather than post-strike wear.