1/2 Yuan Pattern, modified `Junk dollar` type, copper

€241,215.00
IssuerRepublic of China
Year1932
TypePatterns
Value1/2 Yuan
CurrencyGold Standard (1932)
CompositionCopper
Weight
Dimensions31 mm
Thickness
Shape and TechniqueRound
OrientationMedal alignment ↑↑
Engraver(s)John R. Sinnock
In circulation to
Reference(s) KM#Pn132, Kann#629x
Obverse descriptionBust of Sun Yat-sen facing left with Chinese ideograms above.
Obverse script
Obverse lettering年一十二國民華中
(Translation: Year 21 of the Republic of China)
Reverse descriptionTwo-masted ship (a junk) sailing right with three birds below, a rising sun in the background, and Chinese ideograms above.
Reverse script
Reverse lettering圓半幣位本金
(Translation: Gold Standard currency / 1/2 Yuan)
Edge
Mint
Mintage21 (1932)  - 年一十二 -
Catalog ID4762973840
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