Coin: 5 Fen (1/2 Chiao) (Sun Yat-sen) (China, Republic of(Republic of China) WCC:y348 🪙
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Coin catalog : Coin › 5 Fen (1/2 Chiao) (Sun Yat-sen)
- Country:
- China, Republic of
- Series:
- Republic of China
- Catalog codes:
- World Coins y348
- Themes:
- Coats of Arms | Coins | Heads of State | Men | Seals (Emblems) | Tools
- Issued on:
- 1936
- Last issue date:
- 1939
- Distribution:
- Standard Circulation
- Composition:
- Nickel
- Edge:
- Plain/smooth
- Orientation:
- Medal alignment ↑O↑
- Shape:
- Circular
- Rim:
- Raised. Greek type. Both sides
- Weight:
- 3.07 grams
- Diameter:
- 18.5 mm
- Face value:
- 5 Chinese fen
- Known mintage:
- 103,189,000
- Composition Details:
- ~99% Nickel
- Score:
- 57% Accuracy: High
- Description:
- Front: Monk's spade (月牙鏟, earliest sort of money in China) between value 分 and 伍 (cent and 5 -> wǔ/ng)
legend: none
Back: bust Dr. Sun Yat-sen (left, 1st president 1912)
* 12 November 1866 Xiangshan County, Guangdong
legend: decoration (more to the inside, top) 8 characters: 年x十二國民華中
x = 五, 七 or 八 5, 7 or 8)
年 (year) x十二 (year 25,27 or 28 -> 1936 - 1939 國民華中 -> state name
(year) 年五十二 (年 -> year 5 (+) 10 (x) 2 year -> 25 (1936)
(year) 年八十二 (年 -> year 8 (+) 10 (x) 2 year -> 28 (1939)
(state name) 國民華中, (国民华中, Zhōnghuá Mínguó)
translation: Republic of China
km 348.1 (see picture, mint mark A, bottom front, made in Vienna, Austria)
km348.2 (character P'ing both sides portrait)
km348.3 (character Ch'ing both sides portrait) - Buy Now:
VariantYearMint markNoteMintage
- 1936y348; (25) 年五十二國民華中72,844,000
- 1936y348.2; (25) 年五十二國民華中Unknown
- 1936y348.3; (25) 年五十二國民華中Unknown
- 1936Ay348.1; (25) 年五十二國民華中; Vienna Mint; with mint letter20,000
- 1938y348; (27) 年七十二國民華中24,325,000
- 1939y348; (28) 年八十二國民華中6,000,000