Item number: A3462

Year: AD 1922

Material: Copper

Size: 33.0 x 32.9 x 1.6 mm

Weight: 14.4 g

Manufactured by: Kashgar

Provenance: Spink 2023

This is a 10-Cash copper coin minted in the oasis city of Kashgar in southern Xinjiang around AH 1340 (circa AD 1922). At that time, coin production in Xinjiang relied on traditional manual methods supplemented by mechanical assistance, resulting in numerous minor variations within the same coin type.

The overall condition of the coin is fair, though some of the inscriptions and details show signs of wear. On the obverse, there is a beaded circle enclosing the four Chinese characters “民國銅幣” (Republic Copper Coin), arranged in the order top, bottom, right, and left. Outside the beaded circle, the surrounding inscription reads “當紅錢十文” (Valid Red Money, 10 Cash) and “新(疆)省喀什造” (Minted in Kashgar, Xinjiang Province), following a circular arrangement.

The reverse design features a motif commonly seen on Xinjiang coinage during the Republican era: a pair of crossed Five-Coloured Flags with vertical stripes. Above the flags, the space is inscribed vertically in Chagatai script with “ضو ب كاشنو” (“Struck in Kashgar”) and the latter part of the Hijri year, “۴” (4). Below the flags, the inscription includes the first part of the Hijri year, “۱۳” (13), along with the denomination “مس جل اون داچن ليک” (“worth 10 red cash”).

物件編號: A3462

年代: 公元 1922 年

材質: 紅銅

尺寸: 33.0 x 32.9 x 1.6 mm

重量: 14.4 g

製造地: 喀什

來源: 斯賓克拍賣行 2023

這是一枚回曆1340年 (公元1922年) 左右，位於南疆的綠洲大城喀什鑄造的面額十文銅錢，由於彼時新疆的錢幣為機械輔佐傳統的人力鑄造工法，故同一類型的錢幣存在多種版型的細微差異。

錢幣整體保存狀況尚可，但有部分的文字和細節遭到磨蝕。錢幣正面有一道珠圈，珠圈內部按照上、下、右、左的順序，鐫刻四個漢字「民國銅幣」。珠圈外圍的銘文以環繞順序打印面額「當紅錢十文」和鑄造地點「新(疆)省喀什造」。

錢幣背面的設計則是進入民國以來，新疆當地常見的錢幣設計圖案，即一對交叉的直豎條紋五色旗。旗幟上緣的空間從上而下，依序以察合台文標示鑄造地點「ضو ب كاشنو」(鑄造於喀什) 和回曆紀年的後半段「۴」(4)。旗幟下緣則打印回曆紀年的前半段「۱۳」(13)和面額「مس جل اون داچن ليک」(價值十枚紅錢)。