Item number: A398

Year: AD 1940

Material: Nickel aluminide

Size: 22.9 x 22.9 x 1.8 mm

Weight: 1.65 g

Provenance:

1. Noonans 2022

2. D. L. F. Sealy Collection

This is a ten-cent coin issued in the seventh year of Kangde (AD 1940) under the control of Japan in Manchukuo. In comparison to the previous version which used cupronickel, this version employs the lighter and thinner nickel aluminide, reflecting the metal shortages faced by Japan-controlled territories, including Manchukuo, following the outbreak of the Pacific War.

The obverse of the coin features a tied bundle of sorghum, with the national emblem of Manchukuo, an orchid, above it. In the centre is the denomination “Ten Cents,” surrounded by a beaded border. The reverse side depicts a traditional Japanese-style weight design at the centre, with the denomination “10” indicated in Arabic numerals. On the left and right sides, there is a small dot serving as a divider. At the upper and lower edges, it is inscribed with “Great Manchukuo” and “Kangde Seventh Year,” representing the country name and the year of issue, respectively. Similar to the obverse side, the reverse side is also decorated with a beaded border around the edge.

In AD 1931, the Japanese Kwantung Army initiated the Mukden Incident, seizing control of Northeast China and subsequently establishing the puppet state of Manchukuo under the former Qing emperor Puyi. In AD 1934, Japan further tightened its grip on Manchukuo’s economy by founding the Central Bank of Manchou, which was tasked with issuing and minting the currency circulating within the puppet state.

物件編號: A398

年代: 公元 1940 年

材料: 鋁化鎳

尺寸: 22.9 x 22.9 x 1.8 mm

重量: 1.65 g

來源:

1. 諾南斯 2022

2. 大衛.萊斯利.福布斯.西利舊藏

這是一枚康德7年(公元1940年)，受日本控制的滿洲國發行之壹角。相較於舊版使用白銅，該版本使用更加輕薄的鋁化鎳，側面反映太平洋戰爭爆發後，滿洲國在內的日本控制區面臨的金屬短缺問題。

錢幣正面是打結的高粱穗，上頭是滿洲國的蘭花國徽，中央是直書面額「壹角」，周圍則是環狀的珠圈。背面中央是傳統的日式砝碼圖案，內部以阿拉伯數字「10」標示面額，左右兩側各以一粒圓點作為分界線。上、下緣寫有「大滿洲國」和「康德七年」，分別是國號和發行年份。背面同正面一樣，周圍也以環狀的珠圈作為裝飾。

公元1931年，日本關東軍發動「九一八事變」控制中國東北，旋即扶植前清廢帝溥儀的滿洲國魁儡政權。公元1934年，日本為進一步控制滿洲國經濟成立「滿洲中央銀行」，負責發行和鑄造在滿洲國流通的貨幣。