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80 Cash Warlord issue
| Issuer | Kansu Province |
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| Year | 1920 |
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| Shape | Round |
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| Obverse description | Central field features a large Chinese character within a beaded inner circle, flanked by decorative floral or foliate elements in the lower portion. The outer legend reads in Chinese characters denoting the province and denomination, arranged around the periphery. The design is rendered in a bold, utilitarian style typical of provincial warlord-era coinage. |
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| Reverse description | Central field displays Chinese characters within a beaded inner circle denoting the monetary authority or issuing body. The surrounding outer legend bears additional Chinese characters indicating the coin's status as local currency. The overall composition is characteristic of the crude but distinctive struck coinage produced during the Kansu warlord period. |
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Kansu (Gansu) Province in 1920 was effectively controlled by competing militarist factions during the chaos following Yuan Shikai's death, and provincial coin issues from this period reflect administrative fragmentation rather than any coherent monetary policy. The 80 cash denomination is an unusual multiple — most provincial cash issues ran to round figures of 10, 20, or 100 — suggesting a local commander working around whatever planchet stock or dies were immediately available.
Brass was the expedient choice when copper supplies were unreliable. These issues circulated locally and briefly.