Item number: A497

Year: AD 1913-1914

Material: Copper

Size: 27.9 x 27.9 x 1.3 mm

Weight: 7.15 g

Provenance:

1. Noonans 2022

2.D. L. F. Sealy Collection

This 10 Cash coin is a Double Flag Coin minted by Henan Province. The obverse side is divided into inner and outer circles. The inner circle features the Chinese characters “十文” (Ten Cash) combined with two rice ears. The outer circle has “中華民國” (Republic of China) at the top and “河南省造” (Minted by Henan Province) at the bottom, with hibiscus flowers on either side. The absence of a pendant on the hibiscus flowers is a key feature distinguishing this coin from another version with pendant hibiscus flowers

The reverse side has the English inscription “Ho-nan” at the top edge and “TEN CASH” at the bottom edge. The centre is dominated by two crossed Five-Coloured Flags, tied together. Each side of the flags is adorned with a lotus pattern.

Among the myriad of copper coins from the Republic era, the Henan copper coins have a distinctive style. Apart from the fifty-cash and hundred-cash coins minted in the 20th year of the Republic, all other Henan copper coins predominantly feature the abundant harvest design on the obverse and the double-flag design on the reverse. Due to the consistent use of the double-flag design, these coins are colloquially known as Henan Double-Flag Coins.

物件編號: A497

年代: 公元 1913-1914 年

材質: 銅

尺寸: 27.9 x 27.9 x 1.3 mm

重量: 7.15 g

來源:

1. 諾南斯 2022

2.大衛.萊斯利.西利舊藏

這枚面額十文的硬幣，是河南省造當十雙旗幣，正面則分為內外兩圈。內圈中央由漢字「十文」，與兩嘉禾紋組合而成。外圈上緣有「中華民國」，下緣則有「河南省造」，兩側則有「無墜芙蓉花」相伴，成為辨識與另一枚有墜芙蓉花版本的重要特徵。

反面上緣有英文Ho-nan，下緣為TEN CASH。中間主體為雙旗，同為五色旗，兩旗連結在一起，在雙旗左右兩側，各有荷花紋飾。

在繁雜的民國銅元中，河南銅元自成一體，除民國二十年鑄造的黨徽五十文、百文外，其它銅元正面均以嘉禾為主，背面配以雙旗圖案，又因其銅元中均有以雙旗做圖案的，故民間又俗稱河南雙旗幣。