Item number: A490

Year: AD 1915

Material: Brass

Size: 28.3 x 28.3 x 1.3 mm

Weight: 6.6 g

Manufactured by: Guangdong Mint

Provenance:

1. Noonans 2022

2. D. L. F. Sealy Collection

This coin is from the fourth year of the Republic of China (AD 1915), minted by the Guangdong Mint of the Military Government of the Republic of China. Although the coin’s obverse and reverse sides exhibit significant damage, the inscriptions and designs on its surfaces remain faintly discernible.

On the obverse side of the coin, the central feature is the denomination “1,” surrounded by the inscriptions “KWANG-TUNG PROVINCE” and “ONE CENT,” along with two four-petal flower motifs. The reverse side prominently displays the characters “壹仙銅幣” (One Cent Brass Coin), with the inscriptions “中華民國四年” (Fourth Year of the Republic of China) and “廣東省造” (Made in Guangdong Province) at the top and bottom edges, and two four-petal flower motifs in between.

The minting of machine-struck copper coins began in Guangdong. At the request of Zhang Zhidong, the Governor of Guangdong and Guangxi, the Guangdong Mint was established in the 15th year of Guangxu (AD1889) to produce Guangxu Tongbao copper coins and silver dollars. In the 32nd year of Guangxu (AD 1906), the Guangdong Mint was renamed “Guangdong Mint of the Ministry of Finance.” After the Xinhai Revolution, it was renamed again to the “Guangdong Mint of the Military Government of the Republic of China,” and in the first year of the Republic of China (AD 1912), began minting one-cent coins, continuing until the 7th year of the Republic of China (AD 1918).

The one-cent coins from the first year of the Republic of China (AD 1912) are currently only seen in copper and are rare. Versions from the 3rd year (AD 1914) to the 7th year (AD 1918) of the Republic of China can be found in both copper and brass.

物件編號: A490

年代: 公元 1915 年

材料: 黃銅

尺寸: 28.3 x 28.3 x 1.3 mm

重量: 6.6 g

製造地: 廣東造幣廠

來源:

1. 諾南斯 2022

2. 大衛.萊斯利.福布斯.西利舊藏

這枚錢幣是民國四年（公元1915年），由中華民國軍政府廣東造幣廠製造的「壹仙銅幣」。錢幣的正反面皆有明顯汙損，但仍可依稀辨認幣面文字和花樣。

該錢幣的正面，中央有明顯的面值「1」字樣，外圈環有「KWANG-TUNG PROVINCE」、「ONE CENT」文字，並鑲有兩朵四瓣花圖案。在錢幣的背面，中央有顯著的「壹仙銅幣」四字，外圈上緣和下緣分別鑄有「中華民國四年」、「廣東省造」等字。同時外圈亦飾有兩朵四瓣花圖樣。

機鑄銅幣肇始於廣東。在兩廣總督張之洞奏請下，於光緒十五年（公元1889年）成立廣東錢局，開始鑄造光緒通寶銅錢及銀元。光緒三十二年（公元1906年），廣東錢局更名為「度支部造幣粵廠」。辛亥革命後，造幣粵廠再易名為「中華民國軍政府廣東造幣廠」，並於民國元年（公元1912年）著手鑄造面額「壹仙」的銅幣，直至民國七年（公元1918年）才停鑄。

民國元年（公元1912年）的壹仙銅幣目前僅見紅銅材質，且數量稀少。民國三年（公元1914年）至民國七年（公元1918年）的版本，則可見紅銅與黃銅材質的錢幣。