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ROC
Dian Gold Coin
5 Yuan
ROC era 14
民國
滇字金幣伍元
民國十四年
Item number: A1186
Year: AD 1925
Material: Gold
Size: 16.1 x 16.1 x 1.0 mm
Weight: 3.0 g
Provenance:
1. Da Han Stamps and Coins Collection 2008
2. Chang Ming-chuan Collection
This is a gold coin minted in the 14th year of the Republic of China (AD 1925), during a period of chaos marked by the fragmentation of power among warlords. Amidst the turmoil of the Yunnan-Guangxi War, Yunnanese warlord Fan Shisheng, upon entering Baise in Guangxi Province, minted this coin to pay his soldiers.
The coin features a reeded edge. On the obverse, the denomination “Five-Yuan Gold Coin” is inscribed in a clockwise order: top, bottom, right, and left, surrounding a central six-point floral design, with a bead circle decorating the outer edge. The reverse side displays a pair of intertwined rice stalks, symbolising prosperity, along with the abbreviation for Yunnan Province, “Dian”(滇). This side is also encircled by a bead design.
Fan Shisheng, a member of the Tongmenghui, enrolled at the Yunnan Military Academy during the late Qing Dynasty and participated in the “Jiujiu Uprising,” a local Yunnan response to the Wuchang Uprising. This involvement positioned him as a key military leader in Yunnan in the early years of the Republic of China. In AD 1925, during the early stages of the Yunnan-Guangxi War, Fan initially achieved success but suffered defeat due to internal mutiny. He found temporary refuge in Guangxi, with the support of Li Zongren’s New Guangxi Clique. Later, Fan joined the Nationalist Government’s campaigns in the Northern Expedition and the suppression of communist forces. In AD 1937, he retired from political and military affairs in Kunming but was assassinated in AD 1939 at the age of 52.