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Auction: CSS92B - Chinese Banknotes and Coins
Lot: 1476

Szechuan Province, Republic, China, brass 100 cash, Year 19 (1930), obverse marked 'Chuan' at centre for 'Szechuan', Chinese characters 'Bian' and 'Zhu' on left and right respectively, meaning the coins were minted in the surrounding areas of Szechuan; seal script text on reverse is a direct reflection of the poor quality coins in general circulation, their depreciation in value and hyper-inflation - a rare instance in which the ideograms are an amalgam of beautiful caligraphy, explaining the status of local economy and public opinion, (Y-466a), well struck and in better quality brass compared to coins of the same era amidst the rule of profit maximising warlords. PCGS XF45, cert. #42126166, rare and highly desirable


民國十九年四川一百文黃銅幣，中心「川」，左右加列「邊鑄」二字，意指此幣的鑄地及其使用區為川邊地區 (泛指四川西部高原地區，包括現今雅安市、甘孜藏族自治州、阿壩藏族羌族自治州及涼山彝族自治州的大部分地區在內)。民國初期，各省軍閥佔地為王，為謀私利及籌措軍餉而大量鑄造各種品質低劣的銅元以營利。此幣相對同期各種劣質川幣銅質較佳，且鑄工也較為精良，背面更鑄有「生活過高地方請求鑄此平價」十二篆字，字體秀雅，排列井然，邊鑲飾雙圈，構成一幅協和的文字圖案，將書法藝術、社會經濟現狀與民意 (其意應是反應當時劣幣充斥，錢價日賤，生活日高，百姓不堪其苦) 熔為一體，在民國錢幣中當屬獨一無二。PCGS評XF45，#42126166

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HK$15000