Item number: A3436

Year: AD 1911-1912

Material: Bronze

Size: 28.3 x 28.2 x 1.3 mm

Weight: 5.1 g

Provenance: Spink 2023

This is a bronze coin from the early years of the Republic of China, believed to have been issued in Tianjin in the traditional square-holed cash coin style, bearing the inscription “民國通寶” (Minguo Tongbao).

On the obverse, the four Chinese characters “民國通寶” (Minguo Tongbao) are inscribed in the order top, bottom, right, and left. The reverse bears the denomination “十文” (Ten Cash), engraved at the top and bottom.

Republic Tongbao ranks among the last square-holed coins issued in Chinese history. In addition to being produced in Dongchuan Prefecture, Yunnan—a major centre of copper mining—there are also presumed varieties struck mechanically in Tianjin, featuring denominations of one wen and ten wen. These Tianjin issues are notably larger in size.

物件編號: A3436

年代: 公元 1911-1912 年

材質: 青銅

尺寸: 28.3 x 28.2 x 1.3 mm

重量: 5.1 g

來源: 斯賓克拍賣行 2023

這是一枚民國創立之初，疑似是天津以傳統的方孔錢造型發行之「民國通寶」銅錢。

錢幣正面按照上、下、右、左的順序，分別鐫刻漢字「民國通寶」四字。錢幣背面的上下兩側鐫刻面額「十文」。

民國通寶是中國歷史上最後發行的方孔錢之一，除了在雲南東川府投入生產之外，亦有疑似由天津以機械鑄造的面額一文和當十兩種版型，其尺寸較為巨大。