Item number: A476

Year: AD 1919

The results after XRF testing:

Material: Brass

Size: 32.2 x 32.2 x 1.5 mm

Weight: 10.35 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 an inner and outer circle. Unfortunately, due to significant wear, the details of the two circles on the obverse side are no longer discernible. Despite the upper edge being illegible, the lower edge still shows the English inscription “Twenty Cash,” and the centre can be inferred to have a design similar to other Double Flag coins, likely featuring a rice ear pattern.

The reverse side also has an inner and outer circle. The outer circle bears the four Chinese characters “湖南省造” (Minted in Hunan Province) at the top, and the denomination “當制錢二十文” (Twenty Cash) at the bottom. There is a lotus pattern on each side; the left lotus is worn down, but the right one is still clearly visible and has a granular texture, making it quite distinctive. The Five-Coloured Flag and the Iron Blood Eighteen-Star Flag are tied and crossed in the centre, with a star shaped like a plum blossom above them. This “plum blossom star” is a key feature for identifying this coin type. Compared to the obverse side, the patina on the reverse side remains largely intact, presenting a natural appearance.

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: A476

年代: 公元 1919 年

XRF分析結果:

材質: 黃銅

尺寸: 32.2 x 32.2 x 1.5 mm

重量: 10.35 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，正面有一內、外圈。可惜的是，正面兩圈受到的磨損太多，已無法辨識出具體模樣。慶幸的是上緣雖已無法辨識，但下緣仍可看出一行英文字Twenty Cash，中間也可猜測出是相似於其他雙旗硬幣的稻穗樣式。

反面也有一內、外圈。外圈上置楷書「湖南省造」四字，下置楷書「當制錢二十文」幣值，左右各一荷花紋，左荷花紋已被磨損，但右荷花紋仍然保存的很清楚，具有顆粒感，相當別緻。五色旗與鐵血十八星旗雙旗繫結交叉，其上鑄有分瓣的以梅花為形狀的星星，其「分辦梅花型」，成為分辨幣別的重點特色。相較於正面，可看出反面的包漿並未受到太多的破壞，呈現自然。

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。