Item number: A1961

Year: AD 1914 (AH 1332)

Material: Silver

Size: 32.7 x 32.8 x 1.9 mm

Weight: 17.85 g

Manufactured by: Kashgar Mint

Provenance: Da Chen Stamps and Coins Collection 2015

This is a silver salary coin minted between the 1st and 5th years of the Republic of China (AD 1912 to 1916), issued by the Kashgar Mint in southern Xinjiang. The coin was produced by hand, modelled after the Ren Zi Silver Salary minted in Dihua (Urumqi), and is available in a single denomination of 5 Mace.

The obverse of the coin features a beaded circle with a pair of crossed five-colour flags at the centre. Notably, the five-colour flags on this coin are depicted in a vertical orientation, rather than the official horizontal arrangement. This deviation likely reflects the isolation of Xinjiang, where communication was limited, and the local government may have only been able to imagine the national flag’s design. The upper edge of the flag bears the national name in Chagatai script, “جونڭ خا مىڭ كوى” (Republic of China), while the lower edge displays the denomination “شاڭ يىن پەش چىن” (5 Mace of silver salary). The Islamic year “۱۳۳۲” (AH 1332) is inscribed on the sides, separating the top and bottom.

The reverse side of the coin features two beaded circles, with an eight-petalled floral ornament at the centre. Surrounding it, the national title “Republic of China” (中華民國) is inscribed in Chinese characters in a top-bottom-right-left sequence. On either side of the beaded circles, six-petalled floral designs adorned with intricate foliage decorations are imprinted. Another variant of this design features a five-pointed star instead. The upper edge of the coin displays the denomination “餉銀五錢” (5 Mace of silver salary), while the lower edge indicates the minting location, “新疆喀造” (Xinjiang Kashgar Mint).

After the revolutionary forces in Hubei fired the first shot in October AD 1911 to overthrow the Qing government, provinces across central China quickly responded to the call for independence. Facing this upheaval, the Qing imperial court initially planned to retreat westward to Xinjiang to stage a comeback. However, in January AD 1912, a pro-republic uprising erupted in Xinjiang, forcing the Qing court to abandon its plan. Following Xinjiang’s declaration of support for the republic, the province fell into internal struggles among competing factions. Eventually, power was consolidated by Yang Zengxin, who ruled Xinjiang until his assassination in AD 1928.

物件編號: A1961

年代: 公元 1914 年 (回曆 1332 年)

材質: 銀

尺寸: 32.7 x 32.8 x 1.9 mm

重量: 17.85 g

製造地: 喀什銀圓局

來源: 大城郵幣社 2015

這是民國元年至5年 (公元1912至1916年)，位於南疆的喀什銀圓局參考迪化(烏魯木齊) 發行的壬子餉銀，以手工方式製造的餉銀銀幣，僅有五錢一種面額。

錢幣正面有一道珠圈，正中央有一對交叉的五色旗，值得注意的是這枚錢幣的五色旗是豎狀，而非官方的橫條排列，可能是新疆路途遙遠訊息閉塞，使得地方政府僅能自行想像國旗的樣式。旗幟上緣以察合台文打印國號「جونڭ خا مىڭ كوى」(中華民國)，下緣則是面額「شاڭ يىن پەش چىن」(餉銀五錢)，回曆年份則是分隔於上下兩側「۱۳۳۲」(1332)。

錢幣背面有兩道珠圈，正中央圍繞著八瓣花飾，按上、下、右、左順序，以漢字打印國號「中華民國」。珠圈左右兩側打印著以多重花草綴飾的六瓣花，尚有另一種五角星的版型。錢幣的上緣打印面額「餉銀五錢」，下緣則是鑄造地點「新疆喀造」。

公元1911年10月，駐守於湖北的新軍發起推翻清政府的起義第一槍後，中原各省紛紛響應獨立的號召。清皇室面對這樣的變局，原有打算西遷至新疆圖謀東山再起的打算。然而公元1912年1月，新疆當地也爆發響應共和的起義，使得清皇室原先的計畫只能被迫打消。新疆宣布擁護共和後，省內仍陷入各個勢力爭權的混亂之中，最終由楊增新獨攬新疆大權直到公元1928年遭到刺殺身亡為止。