Item number: A492

Year: AD 1913-1914

Material: Copper

Size: 28.0 x 28.0 x 1.3 mm

Weight: 7.15 g

Provenance:

1. Noonans 2022

2.D. L. F. Sealy Collection

This is a ten cash coin. On the obverse side, within the beaded circle, it is surrounded by soybean leaves and wheat ears, symbolizing abundant harvest. Outside the beaded circle, it bears the inscriptions “Republic of China”, “Henan Province Mint”, and two six-petaled flowers. The reverse side features two flags representing the “Five Races Under One Union” (Han, Manchu, Mongol, Hui, and Tibetan), tied with a ribbon in the centre. The upper edge is inscribed with “HO-NAN”, while the lower edge bears the words “TEN CASH”. On both sides are embossed floral branches, but the coin is worn and many of the designs and inscriptions are blurred.

In AD 1914, copper coins were officially renamed “copper currency”. The most significant difference between the copper currency issued during the Republic of China and those from the Qing Dynasty is that the dragon design was replaced with a design of abundant harvest composed of rice ears. Most of the copper coins minted in various provinces featured a crossed flag design on both sides, with inscriptions such as “Commemorative Coin of the Founding of the Republic” or “Copper Currency of the Republic of China”.

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: A492

年代: 公元 1913-1914 年

材質: 銅

尺寸: 28.0 x 28.0 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

這是一枚面值十文硬幣，顯示在正面珠圈內，並以豆葉、麥穗環繞，寓意嘉禾，珠圈外環鑄「中華民國」、「河南省造」及兩個六瓣花。反面中央為兩面代表漢滿蒙回藏「五族共和」的五色國旗，繫有結帶，上緣環鑄「HO-NAN」，下緣為「TEN CASH」字樣，兩側各鑄折枝花葉，惟幣況不佳，多處圖案及錢文磨損模糊。

公元 1914年，銅元正式改稱「銅幣」，民國發行的銅幣與清朝最大的區別是龍紋被換成了由稻穗組成的嘉禾紋。各省鑄造的銅元大多為兩面叉的國旗圖案，並有「開國紀念幣」或「中華民國銅幣」字樣。

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。