Item number: A1959

Year: AD 1911 (AH 1329)

Material: Silver

Size: 32.9 x 32.9 x 1.9 mm

Weight: 17.25 g

Manufactured by: Kashgar Mint

Provenance: Da Chen Stamps and Coins Collection 2015

This is a five-mace silver coin minted in the ancient oasis city of Kashgar between Xuantong 3rd year and the 2nd year of the Republic of China (AD 1911–1913). It was modelled after the military payment silver coins issued in the provincial capital, Dihua (modern-day Ürümqi).

The obverse of the coin features two concentric beaded circles. At the centre, a five-pointed star is surrounded by the four Chinese characters “餉銀五錢” (military payment silver, five mace), arranged in top, bottom, right, and left order. Additionally, four five-pointed stars are symmetrically placed at the upper, lower, left, and right positions along the outer rim as decorative elements.

The reverse of the coin features a single beaded border along the outer rim. At the centre, within a solid circular area, there is a three-clawed coiled dragon facing a five-pointed star in the middle.

On the outer rim, five-pointed stars serve as dividers on both the left and right sides. The upper edge bears the Chinese inscription “喀什” (Kashgar), with a five-pointed star in the middle as a separator. The lower edge contains an inscription in Chagatai script, reading “ضرب كاشقر بەش مىشكال” (Struck in Kashgar, denomination: five mace), indicating the mint location and face value. At the far left of the Chagatai inscription, the Hijri year “۱۳۲۹” (1329) is marked using Persian numerals, indicating the coin’s Islamic calendar minting date.

物件編號: A1959

年代: 公元 1911 年 (回曆 1329 年)

材質: 銀

尺寸: 32.9 x 32.9 x 1.9 mm

重量: 17.25 g

製造地: 喀什銀圓局

來源: 大城郵幣社 2015

這是一枚橫跨宣統3年至民國2年 (公元1911至1913年)，南疆綠洲古城喀什效仿省會迪化(烏魯木齊) 鑄造的餉銀銀幣，面額為五錢。

錢幣正面有兩道環形的珠圈，正中央是圍繞著五角星，按照上、下、右、左順序以漢字打印「餉銀五錢」四字。外圍的上、下、左、右的四個方位，也各以一枚五角星作為裝飾。

錢幣背面只有外圍以珠圈環繞，正中央的實心圓內有一隻三爪蟠龍，正中間對著一顆五角星。錢幣外圍的左右兩側以五角星為分界，上緣是中間以五角星分隔的漢字地名「喀什」，下緣則是用察合台文標示鑄造地點和面額「ضرب كاشقر بەش مىشكال」(鑄造於喀什，面額五錢)。於察合台文最左端以波斯數字標示鑄造的回曆年份「۱۳۲۹」(1329)。