Item number: A475

Year: AD 1920

Material: Brass

Size: 31.9 x 31.9 x 1.3 mm

Weight: 9.9 g

Provenance:

1. Noonans 2022

2.D. L. F. Sealy Collection

This 20 Cash coin is a Double Flag Coin minted by Hunan Province. The obverse side features the double flags. The upper edge has been worn down, and the characters are no longer legible, except for a single English letter “H.” The lower edge, also worn due to age, still shows “20 cash.” In the centre are the Five-Coloured Flag and the Iron Blood Eighteen-Star Flag, tied and crossed. Notably, this coin lacks the five-petal and eight-petal chrysanthemum flowers found on similar copper coins, making this absence a key feature for distinguishing this coin type.

The reverse side features an inner and outer circle, marking the most significant difference between the obverse and reverse sides. The inner circle displays the Jiahe design composed of “two ears and four flowers,” which differs significantly from the “five ears and two flowers” pattern found on other Double Flag copper coins. The upper edge of the outer circle bears the four Chinese characters “中華民國” (Republic of China), while the lower edge reads “當制錢二十文” (Twenty Cash). There is a lotus pattern on each side; the right lotus pattern shows slight wear but its shape is still visible.

The Hunan Province Double Flag Coin, valued at Twenty Cash, was minted during the late Qing Dynasty and the early Republican era, specifically around the time of the Xinhai Revolution. Due to the many different versions and large quantities produced, it is quite complex.

物件編號: A475

年代: 公元 1920 年

材質: 黃銅

尺寸: 31.9 x 31.9 x 1.3 mm

重量: 9.9 g

來源:

1. 諾南斯 2022

2.大衛.萊斯利.西利舊藏

這枚面額二十文的硬幣，是湖南省造雙旗幣，正面有雙旗。正面上緣已被磨損，字體字型已不可考，只剩下一個英文字「H」清晰可見，下緣也因年代久遠，也微有磨損，但仍可辨識出為「20 cash」。中間則為五色旗與鐵血十八星旗，雙旗繫結交叉，雙旗上「缺少」五、八瓣菊花，更沒有其他類似銅幣的「菊花」出現，此關鍵成為分辨幣別的重點特色。

反面有一內、外圈。此為正、反面最大的差異處。內圈裡為「兩穗四花」所組成的嘉禾紋，與雙旗銅幣的「五穗兩花」的樣式有很大差異。外圈上緣置「中華民國」四字，下置「當制錢二十文」，左右各一荷花紋，右荷花紋略有磨損，但仍然可見其形狀。

湖南省造雙旗當制錢二十文銅幣，生產於清末民初的辛亥革命時期，因版別多發行量大，十分複雜。